Country Japan Status Operational Type of dam Gravity Construction began 1954 | Purpose Power Opening date 1956 Height 63 m Impound Shō River | |
 | ||
Location Shirakawa, Gifu Prefecture Operator Kansai Electric Power Company Similar Narude Dam, Kaneyama Dam, Asahi Dam, Miboro Dam, Shin'inotani Dam | ||
The Hatogaya Dam is a gravity dam on the Shō River about 2 km (1.2 mi) south of Shirakawa in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It was constructed between 1954 and 1956. The dam has an associated 43 MW hydroelectric power station which was commissioned in 1956. Of the nine dams on the Shō River it is the eighth furthest downstream.
References
Hatogaya Dam Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA