Yanbara Dam

Yanbara Dam
Location	Ōno, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
Coordinates	35°55′13″N 136°40′21″E / 35.92018611°N 136.6725278°ECoordinates: 35°55′13″N 136°40′21″E / 35.92018611°N 136.6725278°E
Construction began	1965
Opening date	1968
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Itoshiro River
Height	23 m
Length	114.6 m
Reservoir
Total capacity	900,000 m³
Catchment area	333.6 km²

Yanbara Dam (鷲ダム Yanbara-damu) is a hydroelectric dam on the Itoshiro River, in the Fukui prefecture of Japan. It is one mile upriver of the confluence of the Itoshiro River and the larger Kuzuryu River.^[1]

History

In 1957, a hydroelectric power plant on the upstream portion of Kuzuryū was announced. The plan did not initially include the Yanbara Dam or using pumped-up water. This was later recommended by the Ministry of International Trade. The dam now uses pumped-up water to create a lower reservoir in order to generate power.

References

1. 『電発30年史』224ページより引用。