Iwaya Dam Explained

Iwaya Dam
Name Official:岩屋ダム
Dam Crosses:Maze River
Location:Gero, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Dam Length:366.0 meters
Dam Height:127.5 meters
Construction Began:1966
Opening:1976
Res Capacity Total:173,500,000 m3
Res Catchment:1,734.9 km2
Res Surface:424 hectares
Coordinates:35.7611°N 137.1572°W
Plant Capacity:28.8 MW

The is a dam in the city of Gero, Gifu Prefecture, Japan on the Maze River, part of the Kiso River system. The dam is a rockfill dam with a height of 127 meters and was constructed as a multipurpose dam for flood control, supply of municipal and industrial water, irrigation water and hydroelectric power generation. The reservoir created by the dam supplies the Chubu Electric Power Company's Mazegawa No.1 Power plant with a capacity of 288 MW hydroelectric power station.[1]

157 households were flooded during the construction of the dam.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hydropower & Dams in South and East Asia. Hydropower and Dams. 3 October 2010. 9. https://web.archive.org/web/20170902183950/http://www.hydropower-dams.com/d/d_S%26East_Asia_Map.pdf. 2 September 2017. dead.