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The following is a list of dams in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
| Name | Location | Started | Opened | Height | Length | Image | DiJ number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Akaishi Dam  | 40°32′9″N 140°6′40″E [1] | 1953 | 1955 | 23.1 m (76 ft) | 50.5 m (166 ft) | 0190 | |
| Asamushi Dam | 40°53′5″N 140°52′18″E [1] | 1981 | 2002 [2] | 9 m (30 ft) | 215 m (705 ft) | 0222 | |
| Aseishigawa Dam | 40°35′50″N 140°41′24″E | 1971 | 1988 | 91 m (299 ft) |  | 0207 | |
| Hanaki Dam | 40°15′19″N 141°0′30″E [1] | 1966 | 1972 | 27 m (89 ft) | 125.8 m (413 ft) | 0200 | |
| Hayaseno Dam | 40°28′2″N 140°32′43″E [1] | 1968 | 1985 | 56 m (184 ft) | 285.9 m (938 ft) | 0206 | |
| Hisayoshi Dam | 40°26′33″N 140°41′33″E [1] | 1980 | 1995 | 57 m (187 ft) |  | 0212 | |
| Hongō Dam | 40°41′28″N 140°38′14″E [1] | 1950 | 1956 | 21.8 m (72 ft) | 84.5 m (277 ft) | 3005 | |
| Ichinowatari Dam | 40°33′24″N 140°40′56″E | 1930 | 1931 | 15.6 m (51 ft) | 65.5 m (215 ft) | 0183 | |
| Iizume Dam | 40°50′28″N 140°30′59″E [1] | 1967 | 1973 | 38 m (125 ft) | 234 m (768 ft) | 0201 | |
| Kawauchi Dam | 41°16′29″N 140°53′40″E [1] | 1973 | 1994 | 55 m (180 ft) | 137 m (449 ft) |  | 0210 |
| Kodomari Dam | 41°7′45″N 140°20′19″E [1] | 1988 | 1996 | 33.5 m (110 ft) |  | 3004 | |
| Komagome Dam | 40°42′34″N 140°53′9″E | 1982 | 84.5 m (277 ft) | 290.1 m (952 ft) | 0224 | ||
| Matakido Dam | 40°27′41″N 141°5′10″E [1] | 1968 | 1988 | 34.6 m (114 ft) | 179.6 m (589 ft) | 0204 | |
| Meya Dam | 40°32′18″N 140°15′35″E [1] |  | |||||
| Namioka Dam | 40°43′10″N 140°40′28″E [1] | 1973 | 1982 | 52.4 m (172 ft) | 304.5 m (999 ft) | 0209 | |
| Natsusaka Dam | 40°17′29″N 140°59′21″E | 1960 | 1966 | 27.5 m (90 ft) | 141 m (463 ft) | 0196 | |
| Ninokura Dam | 40°25′39″N 141°4′43″E [1] | 1967 | 1970 | 37 m (121 ft) | 106 m (348 ft) | 0199 | |
| Nishonai Dam | 40°35′18″N 140°43′43″E [1] | 1973 | 1995 | 86 m (282 ft) | 430.8 m (1,413 ft) |  | 0219 |
| Odagawa Dam | 40°53′19″N 140°32′27″E [1] | 1971 | 1975 | 31 m (102 ft) | 203 m (666 ft) | 0203 | |
| Okiura Dam | 40°34′31″N 140°41′4″E | 1933 [lower-alpha 1] | 1944 |  | |||
| Ominato Dam | 41°15′31″N 141°8′23″E |  | |||||
| Sakuda Dam | 40°42′51″N 141°3′24″E [1] | 1969 | 1979 | 31.5 m (103 ft) | 257 m (843 ft) | 0205 | |
| Sashikubo Dam | 40°29′52″N 141°8′47″E | 1985 | 2011 | 37.8 m (124 ft) | 200 m (660 ft) | 0215 | |
| Shimizume Dam | 40°48′40″N 141°4′34″E [1] | 1976 | 2000 | 33.5 m (110 ft) | 195 m (640 ft) | 0208 | |
| Shimoyu Dam | 40°41′30″N 140°46′43″E [1] | 1971 | 1988 | 70 m (230 ft) | 783.5 m (2,571 ft) | 0213 | |
| Shinkodoroku Dam | 40°46′3″N 140°19′47″E [1] | 1967 | 23.8 m (78 ft) | 294 m (965 ft) | 0197 | ||
| Shiwa Bosai Dam | 40°30′0″N 141°6′16″E [1] | 1950 | 1961 | 22.8 m (75 ft) | 121.2 m (398 ft) | 0193 | |
| Soma Dam | 40°33′16″N 140°18′56″E [1] | 1974 | 2003 | 52.4 m (172 ft) | 222 m (728 ft) | 0214 | |
| Tanosawa Tameike Dam | 40°53′54″N 140°59′28″E | 1932 | 1945 | 21 m (69 ft) | 205 m (673 ft) | 0187 | |
| Tenma Dam | 40°47′18″N 141°3′50″E [1] | 1960 | 1970 | 50.5 m (166 ft) | 202.8 m (665 ft) | 0198 | |
| Tobe Dam | 40°25′38″N 140°38′58″E [1] | 1968 | 1974 | 43 m (141 ft) | 158 m (518 ft) | 0202 | |
| Tsugaru Dam | 40°32′17″N 140°15′37″E [3] | 29 Apr 2017 | 29 Apr 2017 | 97.2 m (319 ft) [3] |  | 2996 | |
| Tsukari Dam | 40°26′35″N 140°40′24″E [1] | 1951 | 1962 | 30.2 m (99 ft) | 268 m (879 ft) | 0195 | |
| Wada Dam | 40°41′20″N 141°5′14″E [1] | 1971 | 1996 | 44 m (144 ft) | 303 m (994 ft) | 0211 | |
| Yomasari Dam | 40°23′25″N 141°28′50″E | 1976 | 2003 | 52 m (171 ft) |  | 0218 |
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