Location: Nagano, Ono City, Fukui Prefecture

View of the levee from downstream

Kuzuryu Dam is one of the most famous rock-fill dams in Japan, so it is probably a major dam for people living in the Chubu and Hokuriku regions. If you are coming from Aichi or Gifu, simply take the Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway from the Shirotori IC to the Aburasaka IC on the Aburasaka Pass Road (Chubu Jukan Expressway) and drive along National Route 158 the rest of the way.

stone monument

The area around the dam site is very well maintained, but it is an old dam, so it is noticeably decrepit, and maintenance work was being done here and there. Even so, the number of tourists was relatively large among the dams I have visited.

Three gates.

What you see below is a pathway for management.

Looking downstream from the right bank

View of the dam lake from the right bank

Kuzuryu Dam Museum.

View of the levee from the national highway on the other side of the river

Kuzuryu Dam Specifications

Model	rockfill dam
Bank height	128.0m
Bank length	355.0m
Dam volume	113,000m³
Elevation of non-overflow area	E.L.464.00m
Reservoir area	890ha
Total storage capacity	9,650,000m³
Effective water storage capacity	6,100,000m³
Year Completed	1968.

Other facilities/observations

On the day of the interview (9/23/2002), the dam site was undergoing construction to improve the surrounding area. The PR exhibition hall is old, so I personally hope that it will be renewed as well. By the way, some of the games in the exhibition hall are the same as those in the Tedorigawa Dam.

Parking lot	○
Toilet	○
Park	○
PR Exhibition Hall	○

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