Tagokura Dam

Tagokura Dam
LocationFukushima Prefecture, Japan.
Coordinates37°18′38″N 139°17′13″E / 37.31056°N 139.28694°E / 37.31056; 139.28694
Construction began1953
Opening date1959
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsTadami River
Height145 metres (476 ft)
Length462 metres (1,516 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity494,000,000 cubic metres (1.74×1010 cu ft)
Catchment area816.3 square kilometres (315.2 sq mi)
Surface area995 hectares (2,460 acres)

Tagokura Dam (田子倉ダム) is a gravity dam, on the Tadami River in the Fukushima Prefecture of Japan. It is owned and operated by the Electric Power Development Company (J-Power). The lake which it impounds is known as Lake Tagokura.