Washi Dam

Washi Dam
Washi Dam is located in Fukui Prefecture
Washi Dam
Location of Washi Dam in Fukui Prefecture
Washi Dam is located in Japan
Washi Dam
Washi Dam (Japan)
Official name鷲ダム
LocationŌno, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates35°55′12″N 136°40′23″E / 35.92°N 136.673°E / 35.92; 136.673
PurposePower generation
Construction began1965
Opening date1968
Operator(s)Electric Power Development Company
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsKuzuryu River
Height45 m
Length277 m
Reservoir
Total capacity9,650,000 m3
Catchment area334.3 km2
Surface area62 hectares
Yujo Power Station
Installed 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.