Nukui Dam

Nukui Dam
LocationHiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
Coordinates34°38′03.3″N 132°17′58.8″E / 34.634250°N 132.299667°E / 34.634250; 132.299667
Construction began1974
Opening date2001
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsTakiyama River
A tributary of Ōta River
Height156 m
Length382 m
Reservoir
Total capacity82,000,000 m3
Catchment area253.0 km2
Surface area160 hectares

Nukui Dam (温井ダム) is a dam in Akiōta (former Kake), Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. In Japan, it is the second highest arch dam, and it generates a powerful discharge from a height of 156 meters (500 liters per second).