Yanbara Dam
Yanbara Dam is located in Fukui Prefecture
Yanbara Dam
Location of Yanbara Dam in Fukui Prefecture
Yanbara Dam is located in Japan
Yanbara Dam
Yanbara Dam (Japan)
LocationŌno, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates35°55′13″N 136°40′21″E / 35.92018611°N 136.6725278°E / 35.92018611; 136.6725278
Construction began1965
Opening date1968
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsItoshiro River
Height23 m
Length114.6 m
Reservoir
Total capacity900,000 m³
Catchment area333.6 km²
Yugami Power Station
Installed capacity54,000kW

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.

References

  1. 『電発30年史』224ページより引用。


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