Coordinates: 35°53′22″N 136°41′17″E / 35.88944°N 136.68806°E / 35.88944; 136.68806

Kuzuryu Dam

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Kuzuryu Dam
LocationOno, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
Coordinates35°53′22″N 136°41′17″E / 35.88944°N 136.68806°E / 35.88944; 136.68806
Construction began1962
Opening date1968
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsKuzuryu River
Height128 m
Length355 m
Reservoir
Total capacity353,000,000 m3
Catchment area184.5 km2
Surface area890 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

As a result of the series of developments, 530 private houses, 191 hectares of farmland, 868 hectares of forest and 81 km of roads in Izumi village were to be submerged.

References

  1. ^ "Hydropower & Dams in South and East Asia" (PDF). Hydropower and Dams. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2010.