[Back] 　[Dams in Japan] Dam table ［B］ Name of dam Prefecture Dam type Purpose Height FY Completed Banba Choseichi Aichi FA AWI 28.6 1993 Bandotame Mie E A 29.5 1963 Banzai Tameike Saga E A 17.5 1973 Benjo Dam Fukuoka E A 23.1 1966 Benoki Dam Okinawa GF FNWI 42.0 1987 Benten-ike Nagano E A 19.0 1954 Besshi Dam Ehime G IP 71.0 1965 Bessho Dam Nagasaki E AW 19.3 1968 Bessho Tameike Akita E A 19.0 1957 Bessho-kami-ike Ehime E A 15.0 1937 Bibai Dam Hokkaido G FNWI 35.5 1982 Bicchuji-ike Kagawa E A 21.6 1961 Biraotori Dam Hokkaido G FNW 55.0 2022 Birusawa Tameike Yamagata E A 23.5 1994 Bisei Dam Hokkaido GF A 47.2 1999 Bishade Dam Shimane E A 15.9 1949 Biwanoki-ike Yamaguchi E A 17.1 1962 Bodai Dam Chiba G AW 41.0 1998 Boma Dam Kagoshima E A 17.0 1963 Bonjigawa Dam Yamagata G P 40.9 1933 Bozo-ike Ehime E A 15.5 1940 Bunyudo-ike Okayama E A 15.0 1919 Busyu-ko Fukui E P 20.3 1920 Butoku Dam Hokkaido E A 21.5 1929 Notes: 1. Dam purposes are abbreviated as follows: A: Agricultural irrigation   F: Flood control   I: Water supply for industry   N: Non-specified, river flow maintenance P: Hydropower   R: Recreation   S: Snow melting &removing   W: Water supply 2. Dam types are abbreviated as follows: A: Arch   B: Buttress   CSG: Trapezoidal CSG   E: Earthfill   FA: Asphalt face fill   FC: Asphalt core fill   G: Gravity GF: Gravity concrete & fill dam (compound)   HG: Hollow gravity   MA: Multi-arch   R: Rockfill 3. The fiscal year (FY) in Japan is from April 1 to March 31 of the following year. [Back] 　[Dams in Japan]