Yagisawa Dam Explained

Yagisawa Dam
Dam Crosses:Tone River
Dam Type:Arch-Gravity
Res Name:Lake Oku-Tone
Location:Minakami, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.
Dam Length:352m (1,155feet)
Dam Height:131m (430feet)
Construction Began:1959
Opening:1967
Res Capacity Total:204300000m2
Res Catchment:167.4km2
Res Surface:570 hectares
Coordinates:36.9114°N 139.0564°W

is a dam in the Gunma Prefecture of Japan; it supports a 240 MW hydroelectric power station.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hydropower & Dams in South and East Asia. Hydropower and Dams. 3 October 2010. 9.