Kamiasō Dam

Kamiasō Dam
Location Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
Construction began 1924
Opening date 1926
Dam and spillways
Impounds Hida River
Height 13.2 m
Reservoir
Total capacity 240,000 m³
Catchment area 2,021.2 km²

Kamiasō Dam (上麻生ダム, Kamiasō damu) is a dam in the Gifu Prefecture of Japan.

The gravity dam was completed in 1926 and is managed by Chubu Electric Power. The water intake of the "Kamiasō plant" is used to generate 27,000 kilowatts of electricity. and Japan water agency's "Kisogawa Yosui" abstracts water from here, which is used for irrigation and water supply in central Gifu prefecture.


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