Washi Dam

Dam in Fukui Prefecture, Japan
35°55′12″N 136°40′23″E / 35.92°N 136.673°E / 35.92; 136.673PurposePower generationConstruction began1965Opening date1968Operator(s)Electric Power Development CompanyDam and spillwaysImpoundsKuzuryu RiverHeight45 mLength277 mReservoirTotal capacity9,650,000 m3Catchment area334.3 km2Surface area62 hectaresYujo Power StationInstalled capacity54,000 kW

Washi Dam (鷲ダム, Washi damu) is a hydroelectric power Arch-gravity dam on the Kuzuryū River system in the city of Ōno in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The dam has a height of 45 meters and is owned by the Electric Power Development Company (J-Power). It is paired with the Nagano Power Station and the Kuzuryu Dam as a Pumped-storage reservoir.

Construction of the dam began in 1957; however, the pumped storage facility was not part of the original design and was added later at the insistence of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. The dam was completed in 1968.

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