Oshirakawa Dam
The Oshirakawa Dam is a rock-fill dam on the Oshirakawa River about 16 km southwest of Shirakawa in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It was constructed between 1961 and 1963.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Gifu Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Ohshirakawa Dam”, “Ōshirakawa Dam”, and “Oshirakawa-damu”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shiramizu Falls.
Shiramizu Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shiramizu Falls is a waterfall, which is situated 380 metres northeast of Oshirakawa Dam.
Oshirakawa Dam
- Categories: rock-fill dam and hydroelectric dam
- Location: Shirakawa, Ono district, Gifu, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
36.14129° or 36° 8′ 29″ northLongitude
136.8223° or 136° 49′ 20″ eastElevation
1,227 metres (4,026 feet)Open location code
8Q8R4RRC+GWOpenStreetMap ID
way 831118360OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Oshirakawa Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ōshirakawa-damu”
- Chinese: “大白川水壩”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد اوشيراكاوا”
- Japanese: “おおしらかわだむ”
- Japanese: “大白川ダム”
- Japanese: “御母衣第二発電所”
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