Yanbara Dam | |
Dam Crosses: | Itoshiro River |
Location: | Ōno, Fukui Prefecture, Japan |
Location Map: | Japan Fukui Prefecture#Japan |
Dam Length: | 114.6 m |
Dam Height: | 23 m |
Construction Began: | 1965 |
Opening: | 1968 |
Res Capacity Total: | 900,000 m3 |
Res Catchment: | 333.6 km2 |
Coordinates: | 35.9202°N 136.6725°W |
Plant Name: | Yugami Power Station |
Plant Capacity: | 54,000kW |
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.