Yanbara Dam
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Yanbara Dam | |
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Location of Yanbara Dam in Fukui Prefecture | |
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 |
Yugami Power Station | |
Installed capacity | 54,000kW |
Yanbara Dam (山原ダーム, Yanbara-damu) is a hydroelectric dam on the Itoshiro River, in the city of Ōno, Fukui prefecture, Japan. It is upriver of the confluence of the Itoshiro River and the larger Kuzuryū River.[1]
The Yanbara Dam is located between the Washi Dam and the Yugami Hydroelectric Power Station, for which it provided a pumped storage facility. The dam is a gravity dam, with a height of 23 meters and length of 114.6 meters. Construction began in 1965 and was completed by 1968.
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