Kasagi Dam

Kasagi Dam
Location Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
Coordinates 35°27′35″N 137°17′39″E / 35.45972°N 137.29417°E / 35.45972; 137.29417Coordinates: 35°27′35″N 137°17′39″E / 35.45972°N 137.29417°E / 35.45972; 137.29417
Construction began 1934
Opening date 1936
Dam and spillways
Impounds Kiso River
Height 40.8 m
Length 154.9 m
Reservoir
Total capacity 14,121,000 m³
Catchment area 2301.2 km²
Surface area 109 hectares

Kasagi Dam (笠置ダム Kasagi damu) is a dam in the Gifu Prefecture of Japan. Construction of the dam was completed by 1936. Its height is 40.8m and its maximum power output (from the power plant) is 41,700 kW.

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