List of dams

3335-Tongu Pond/Tongu Ike

Commonly seen reservoir type earth dam. An important dam that supports local agriculture and farmers. After leaving the Hinogawa Dam, we next headed for Tongu Pond, an earth dam that has been selected as one of the "50 Best Reservoirs in Shiga. You can see it on the left when you go south from the Hinogawa Dam on Prefectural Road No. 41, but be careful when driving as the road narrows at some points along the way. / Earth dam / 22m

2012.08.22

Dam in Shiga Prefecture

1358-Hinogawa Dam

The Hino River Dam is properly a gravel fill dam (more precisely, a central core gravel fill dam), which is not made of larger stones like a rock-fill dam, but of raised gravel. The dam is loved by the local people as a place for recreation such as fishing and walking, and even though it is small in scale, it works well...that is the image of this dam. / Rockfill dam / 25m

2012.08.21

Dam in Shiga Prefecture

3601-Hinogawa Wakidamu

I had intended to put them together as the Hino River Dam, but when I looked at the dam handbook, etc., I discovered that there was a side dam, and I had to sort through the photos in a hurry.... However, it is difficult to determine where the Hino River Dam begins and ends at the side dam, and since I did not intend to take these photographs in the first place, there is a possibility that my memory is mistaken. / Earth dam / 19m

2012.08.19

Dam in Shiga Prefecture

1366-Zao Dam

The Zao Dam was built to secure water for agriculture of 4,986 ha of rice paddies and 225 ha of fields in Omihachiman City, Ryuo Town, Hino Town, and Higashiomi City, Gamo-gun, and is not a particularly remarkable dam. This is one of the important agricultural water utilization facilities in the Higashiomi area, so it is quietly watching over agriculture.... / Rockfill dam / 56m

2012.08.19

Dam in Shiga Prefecture

3195-Yasu River Dam/Yasugawa Dam

The Yasu River Dam is a gravity-type concrete dam for irrigation only and has an old history. 50 years have passed and the dam has become decrepit, so it will undergo overall renovation, which will be completed in 2010. I like the old smoked silver dam, but a fully renovated modern concrete dam is not bad either. / Gravity concrete dam / 54.4m

2012.08.18

Dam in Shiga Prefecture

1325-Komonochi Regulating Pond

The Komono Regulating Pond is a dam located in the central part of the Mie Irrigation Canal managed by the Japan Water Agency. It is an important dam that supplies water to the cities and towns of Yokkaichi, Suzuka, and Komono, along with agricultural water to the Takeya Canal, while conducting water from the Nakasato Dam and storing water from the Tamitsu River, Mitaki River, Uchina River, and Mimai River and delivering it to the main canals downstream / earth dam / 28.4m / 28.4m / 28.4m / 28.4m / Earth dam / 28.4m

2012.08.17

Dam in Mie Prefecture

1324-Miyagawa Adjustment Pond/Miyagawa Choseiichi

The Miyagawa Regulating Pond is an irrigation-only dam owned by the Japan Water Agency, and is used for agricultural water via the Asaaki Irrigation Canal. It is located in the middle of the trunk canal of the Mie Irrigation Canal and not only stores water for its own watershed, but also conducts water from the Nakasato Dam to the Mie Irrigation Canal when there is a shortage of water. / Earth dam / 27m

2012.08.12

Dam in Mie Prefecture

2312-Sugita Dam/Suidamu

Sugita Dam is a dedicated power generation dam owned by Kochi Prefecture, and apparently also serves to reverse the peak load flow of the Nagase and Yoshino power plants located upstream. The maximum authorized output is 11,500 kW, which is the amount of electricity used by about 15,000 average households in a year. There were also some events that made me feel the good-naturedness of Shikoku. / Gravity Concrete Dam / 44m

2012.08.12

Dam in Kochi Prefecture

2322-Sameura Dam

For me, this place could be a sacred place. The Hayamoura Dam was the object of my highest longing. It reminded me of the time when I first became a dam maniac and had my heart set on the Kurobe Dam (Toyama). However, unlike those days, I have seen many dams, but this is the legendary Hayamyoura Dam. I can't help but be reminded of it. / Gravity concrete dam / 106m

2012.08.05

Dam in Kochi Prefecture

2130-Ikeda Dam

The Ikeda Dam, along with the Hayamoura Dam and other dams, is the "cornerstone" of Shikoku's flood control and water utilization. It is an all-purpose dam that provides not only irrigation, flood control, water supply, industrial water, and river maintenance, but also power generation. / Gravity concrete dam / 24m

2011.10.28

Tokushima Prefecture Dam

2177-Gogo Dam

Gogo Dam is a gravity concrete dam constructed on the Maeda River in the Quaoda River system for the purpose of flood control and irrigation. It is located very close to the Toyotoshi Pond Dam, and I actually visited there right after the Toyotoshi Pond Dam. / Gravity Concrete Dam / 50.5m

2011.10.24

Dam in Kagawa Prefecture

3048-Honenike Dam

Toyotoshi Pond Dam is an old-fashioned masonry dam completed in 1930 in Kagawa Prefecture. It is an unusual multiple-arch dam with a series of five arches. It is a wonderful and breathtakingly beautiful embankment. / multiple arch dam / 30.4m

2011.10.21

Dam in Kagawa Prefecture

0000-Yokosawagawa Daiichi Weir

The weir is less than 15m in length, and without detailed data such as specifications, it would normally be an indigestible property, but this is a weir that is tasteful enough just to look at. We hope you will enjoy the real thing. / U15 (weir)

2011.08.21

Shizuoka Prefecture Dam

3596-Yokosawagawa River No.2 Dam/Yokosawagawa River Dam

The Yokosawagawa No. 2 Dam is owned by Chubu Electric Power Company and is dedicated to power generation. The water collected at this dam is sent to the Oigawa Power Station. It is very compact, with an embankment height of 18.5m. The top of the embankment is only 39.8m long. Moreover, it is an old-fashioned dam built before World War II. / Gravity Concrete Dam / 18.5m

2011.07.29

Shizuoka Prefecture Dam

3014-Ohtagawa Dam

The Ota River Dam is a gravity-fed concrete dam operated by Shizuoka Prefecture and was completed in 2008. I expected to see the pure white embankment, but it was a little too dark. I would like to revisit the dam again someday and report on it. / Gravity Concrete Dam / 70m

2011.07.25

Shizuoka Prefecture Dam

1228-Kisogawa weir (Magai headworks)

Although the Kiso River weir is more conspicuous for its role as a bridge (it is often referred to as the Umakai Bridge), I have a renewed awareness that it plays a major role in providing a stable supply of water not only to western Aichi Prefecture, where I live, but also to Mie Prefecture. / weir / 4.2m

2011.07.25

Dam in Aichi Prefecture

1322-Yamamura Dam

The Yamamura Dam is an earth dam for industrial water use that also serves the purpose of preventing land subsidence due to pumping of groundwater. However, perhaps its greatest feature is that the Ise Bay Expressway runs right in front of it downstream. Without the expressway, it might have ended up as a mere earth dam. / Earth dam / 37m

2011.05.01

Dam in Mie Prefecture

1315-Isaka Dam/Isaka Dam

The Isaka Dam is located in Yokkaichi City, one of Japan's leading industrial cities, and is an earth dam built by Mie Prefecture for the very purpose of developing its industry. It is very impressive that it is used as a place of relaxation for the citizens. It's hard to find such a lovely earth! / Earth dam / 34.5m

2011.04.20

Dam in Mie Prefecture

1326-Kasato Adjustment Pond/Kasato Chosei-chi

The Kasato Regulating Pond is a sloped core-zone fill dam constructed by the then Japan Water Development Corporation (now the Japan Water Agency) as the final regulating site for the Mie Irrigation System. Although it is an earth dam, it is also a unique dam with a low, long conduit like a space battleship. / Earth dam / 28.7m

2011.04.18

Dam in Mie Prefecture

1052-Hirao No.1 Reservoir/Hiraoichigo-Utaimeike

Hirao No. 1 Reservoir, also known as Hirao No. 1 Dam, is an irrigation-only earth dam adjacent to the water capital Ogaki City, and exists behind Hirao No. 2 Reservoir. Also named No. 1, but this one is smaller in scale than No. 2 and, conversely, is its little brother. / Earth dam / 19.9m

2011.04.18

Dam in Gifu Prefecture

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