Ueno Dam Explained

Ueno Dam
Dam Crosses:Kanna River
Dam Type:Gravity
Location:Ueno, Gunma, Japan
Dam Length:350m (1,150feet)
Dam Height:120m (390feet)
Construction Began:1997
Opening:2004
Res Capacity Total:18400000m2
Res Catchment:31.2km2
Res Surface:56 hectares
Coordinates:36.0517°N 138.7051°W

Ueno Dam (上野ダム) is a concrete gravity dam in the Gunma Prefecture of Japan. The dam serves as the lower reservoir of the Kannagawa Hydropower Plant. Because of the dam's remote location deep in the hillside, no houses were submerged.