Kuzuryu Dam

Kuzuryu Dam
Location Ono, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
Coordinates 35°53′22″N 136°41′17″E / 35.88944°N 136.68806°E / 35.88944; 136.68806Coordinates: 35°53′22″N 136°41′17″E / 35.88944°N 136.68806°E / 35.88944; 136.68806
Construction began 1962
Opening date 1968
Dam and spillways
Impounds Kuzuryu River
Height 128 m
Length 355 m
Reservoir
Total capacity 353,000,000 m³
Catchment area 184.5 km²
Surface area 890 hectares

The Kuzuryu Dam (九頭竜ダム Kuzuryū-damu) is a dam in the city of Ōno in the Fukui Prefecture of Japan. The dam supports a 220 MW hydroelectric power station.[1]

Hakogase Bridge

References

  1. "Hydropower & Dams in South and East Asia" (PDF). Hydropower and Dams. p. 9. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
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