Nagai Dam is a concrete gravity dam located in Yamagata Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control, water supply and power generation. The catchment area of the dam is 101.2 square kilometres (39.1 sq mi). The dam impounds about 140 ha of land when full and can store 51000 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started in 1979 and completed in 2010.[1][2]

Nagai Dam
LocationYamagata Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates38°6′03″N 139°57′26″E / 38.10083°N 139.95722°E / 38.10083; 139.95722
Construction began1979
Opening date2010
Dam and spillways
Height125.5m
Length381m
Reservoir
Total capacity51000
Catchment area101.2
Surface area140 hectares

References

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  1. ^ "Nagai Dam - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  2. ^ Nagataki, Shigeyoshi; Fujisawa, Tadahiko; Kawasaki, Hideaki (2008). State of art of RCD dams in Japan. 50º Congresso brasileiro do concreto, Salvado (1st Brazilian RCC Symposium september 2008).