Yamaguchi Dam (Nagano)
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| Location | Nagano Prefecture, Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°35′12″N 137°34′13″E / 35.58667°N 137.57028°ECoordinates: 35°35′12″N 137°34′13″E / 35.58667°N 137.57028°E |
Yamaguchi Dam (Japanese: 山口ダム) is one of a dozen or so dams on the Kiso River in the Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It was completed in 1957.[1]
Trivia
The word yamaguchi (山口) means "Mountain Pass", and is a common place name in Japan. There are several dams with this name; for a list, see ja:山口ダム
The corresponding word in Chinese, written with the same characters, is read shankou. There are at least 2 dams in China with Shankou in their names:
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