Tase Dam

Tase Dam

Tase Dam, September 2007
Location Hanamaki City, Tōwa, Town, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates 39°20′35″N 141°19′07″E / 39.34306°N 141.31861°E / 39.34306; 141.31861Coordinates: 39°20′35″N 141°19′07″E / 39.34306°N 141.31861°E / 39.34306; 141.31861
Construction began 1938
Opening date 1954
Dam and spillways
Impounds Sarugaishi River
Height 81.5 m
Length 320 m
Reservoir
Total capacity 146,500,000 m³
Surface area 600 hectares
Lake Tase formed by Tase Dam, October 2007

Tase Dam (田瀬ダム Tase-damu) is a concrete dam located on the Sarugaishi River in the former town of Tōwa which is now a part of Hanamaki City in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

Work on the dam began in 1938, but it was not completed until 1954 due to World War II. Prefectural Road 178 passes over the top of the dam. The dam is used for generating electricity, flood prevention, irrigation, and recreation. The reservoir created by the dam is known as Lake Tase (田瀬湖 Tase-ko).

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