Yanaizu Dam
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Yanaizu Dam is a gravity dam on the Tadami River
2 km (1 mi) upstream of Yanaizu
in the Fukushima Prefecture
of Japan
. It was constructed between December 1952 and August 1953 for the purpose of hydroelectric power generation. It supplies a 75 MW power station with water.
Tadami River
The is a major tributary of the Agano River in Japan. Its basin covers and its main stem is extensively regulated and developed for hydroelectric power...
2 km (1 mi) upstream of Yanaizu
Yanaizu, Fukushima
is a town located in Kawanuma District, Fukushima, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 4,434 and a population density of 25.18 persons per km². The total area is 176.07 km²....
in the Fukushima Prefecture
Fukushima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Fukushima.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Fukushima prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
of Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It was constructed between December 1952 and August 1953 for the purpose of hydroelectric power generation. It supplies a 75 MW power station with water.