Yanba Dam

八ッ場ダム Yanba Dam

Location	Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates	36°33′25″N 138°42′51″E / 36.55694°N 138.71417°E / 36.55694; 138.71417Coordinates: 36°33′25″N 138°42′51″E / 36.55694°N 138.71417°E / 36.55694; 138.71417
Construction began	1967
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Agatsuma River
Height	131 m
Length	336 m
Reservoir
Total capacity	107,500,000 m³
Catchment area	707.9 km²
Surface area	304 hectares

Yanba Dam (八ッ場ダム, Yanba damu) is a dam project that is under construction in Naganohara, Agatsuma District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. The project is currently under construction, with completion slated for 2019. Planning for the dam began in 1947, and it was planned to be completed by 2015. The dam's construction has seen sustained local opposition and a ballooning budget.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yanba Dam.

Dams in Gunma Prefecture

Aimata Dam Fujiwara Dam Kusaki Dam Nakagi Dam Naramata Dam Nozori Dam Sakamoto Dam Shimagawa Dam Shimokubo Dam Shinaki Dam Shinsui Dam Shirasuna Dam Sonohara Dam Sudagai Dam Takatsudo Dam Tamahara Dam Ueno Dam Yagisawa Dam Yanba Dam

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, January 02, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.