Official name 鳴子ダム Impounds Eiagawa Construction began 1951 | Opening date 1958 Length 215.0 meters Height 94 m | |
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Type of dam Concrete Gravity Arch Dam Similar Kamafusa Dam, Shichikashuku Dam, Hanayama Dam, Yuda Dam, Naruko‑Onsen Station | ||
Naruko Dam (Japanese: 鳴子ダム) is a dam in Osaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, completed in 1968 by Kajima Corporation. The dam is located on the Eaigawa, the former main course of the Kitakami River.
Design
Naruko Dam is the first purely Japanese concrete gravity dam, and the third concrete gravity arch dam to be completed in Japan. Construction took a seven-year period, between 1951 and 1958. The dam is intended for flood control, irrigation water and hydroelectric power.
References
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