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The Kuzuryu Dam (九頭竜ダム, Kuzuryū-damu) is a dam in the city of Ōno in the Fukui Prefecture of Japan. The dam supports a 220 MW hydroelectric power station.[1]
| Kuzuryu Dam | |
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| Location | Ono, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. |
| Coordinates | 35°53′22″N 136°41′17″E / 35.88944°N 136.68806°E |
| Construction began | 1962 |
| Opening date | 1968 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Kuzuryu River |
| Height | 128 m |
| Length | 355 m |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 353,000,000 m3 |
| Catchment area | 184.5 km2 |
| Surface area | 890 hectares |
As a result of the series of developments, 530 private houses, 191 hectares of farmland, 868 hectares of forest and 81 km of roads in Izumi village were to be submerged.
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- ^ "Hydropower & Dams in South and East Asia" (PDF). Hydropower and Dams. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
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