Kuzuryu Dam

Kuzuryu Dam
LocationOno, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
Coordinates35°53′22″N 136°41′17″E / 35.88944°N 136.68806°E / 35.88944; 136.68806
Construction began1962
Opening date1968
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsKuzuryu River
Height128 m
Length355 m
Reservoir
Total capacity353,000,000 m3
Catchment area184.5 km2
Surface area890 hectares

The Kuzuryu Dam (九頭竜ダム, Kuzuryū-damu) is a dam in the city of Ōno in the Fukui Prefecture of Japan. The dam supports a 220 MW hydroelectric power station.

As a result of the series of developments, 530 private houses, 191 hectares of farmland, 868 hectares of forest and 81 km of roads in Izumi village were to be submerged.