Ōigawa Dam
The Ōigawa Dam is a dam on the Ōi River in Haibara District, Kawanehon, Shizuoka Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a hydroelectric power generating station owned by the Chubu Electric Power Company.Photo: 河川一等兵, Public domain.
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Ohigawa Dam”, “Oigawa Dam”, “Oigawa-damu”, and “Ōigawa-damu”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Abt Ichishiro and Nagashima Dam Station.
Abt Ichishiro
Railway stop
Photo: Cassiopeia sweet, Public domain.
Abt Ichishiro Station is a train station in the town of Kawanehon, Haibara District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Ōigawa Railway. From Abt Ichishiro Station to Nagashima Dam Station the gradient is very steep and an Abt rack system is used. Abt Ichishiro is situated 370 metres northeast of Ōigawa Dam.
Nagashima Dam Station
Railway station
Photo: Cassiopeia sweet, Public domain.
Nagashima Dam Station is a railway station in the town of Kawanehon, Haibara District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Ōigawa Railway. In between Abt Ichishiro Station and Nagashima Dam Station, the gradient is very steep and an Abt rack system is used. Nagashima Dam Station is situated 1½ km east of Ōigawa Dam.
Okuizumi Station
Railway station
Photo: Cassiopeia sweet, Public domain.
Okuizumi Station is a train station in the town of Kawanehon, Haibara District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Ōigawa Railway. Okuizumi Station is situated 1½ km south of Ōigawa Dam.
Ōigawa Dam
- Categories: gravity dam and hydroelectric power station
- Location: Kawanehon, Haibara district, Shizuoka, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.16467° or 35° 9′ 53″ northLongitude
138.14242° or 138° 8′ 33″ eastElevation
397 metres (1,302 feet)Open location code
8Q7W547R+VXOpenStreetMap ID
way 537919837OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Ōigawa Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ōigawa-damu”
- Chinese: “大井川壩”
- Chinese: “大井川水壩”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد شيجاوا”
- French: “barrage d’Oigawa”
- French: “Barrage d’Oigawa”
- Indonesian: “Bendungan Ōigawa”
- Japanese: “おおいがわだむ”
- Japanese: “大井川ダム”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Оігава”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Оїґава”
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