Date of interview: 2005/4/16
Location: Oaza-Hatsuse, Sakurai City, Nara Prefecture
Official Web site:.Nara prefecture (Kinki area)

View of the levee from the park downstream

The word "Hatsuse" is written and read as "Hase. I told myself that it is not "Hatsuse.

momentum reducer

There was a weasel at the administration bridge, but I missed a great shutter chance!momentum reducerThe following is a list of the most common problems with the

View of the lake side of the embankment dam from the right bank

The weirs that are all the rage these days are free overflow weirs... look at me, dam
We were not singing and filming such things.

View of the dam lake from the right bank

The name of this dammed lake was solicited from a local elementary school in Sakurai City, and it is called "Mahoroba Lake. Perhaps if I were a snot-nosed elementary school student, I would not have thought of it.

Nameplate installed on the right bank parapet

View of the top edge from the right bank

The top end is open to automobile traffic.

View of the Incline from the top

It is a small and cozy incline.

Flood discharge

I would love to see the water being sucked in from here.

Hatsuse Dam Specifications

River Name	Yamato River System Yamato River
Model	Gravity Concrete
Objective	Flood control and agricultural disaster prevention / unspecified water and river maintenance water / water supply water
Bank height	55m
Bank length	212.5m
Dam volume	160,000m³
Watershed Area	24.2km²
Reservoir area	21ha
Total storage capacity	4,390,000m³
Effective water storage capacity	3,740,000m³
Dam operator	Nara prefecture (Kinki area)
Main body constructor	Okumura, Obayashi, Muramoto
Name of Dam Lake	Lake Murou
Year of launch	1969.
Year Completed	1987
Access to D@M	Take Meihan National Highway (R25) and get off at Hari IC. Heading south on Route 369 Drive 10 km and turn right at the Fukuchi intersection with Route 165. Turn right at the Hatsuse intersection and follow the river upstream, but due to the Hase Temple, it is likely to be crowded during the tourist season, so it may be better to turn just before that point.