Yuragawa Dam

Yuragawa Dam
Location of Yuragawa Dam in Japan
Official name	由良川ダム
Location	Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates	35°16′36″N 135°20′00″E
Construction began	1922
Opening date	1924
Dam and spillways
Height	15.2m
Length	89.7m
Reservoir
Total capacity	958 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area	595 sq. km
Surface area	19 hectares

Yuragawa Dam (Japanese: 由良川ダム) is a gravity dam located in Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for power production. The catchment area of the dam is 595 km². The dam impounds about 19 ha of land when full and can store 958 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1922 and completed in 1924.^[1]

See also

• List of dams in Japan

References

1. "Yuragawa Dam - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.