Ikawa Dam
The Ikawa Dam is a dam on the Ōi River in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan. It was the first hollow core concrete gravity dam to be constructed in Japan, and 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: “井川五郎ダム”, “井川五郎湖”, “井川水坝”, “井川湖”, and “奥泉ダム”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Ikawa Station and Kanzō Station.
Ikawa Station
Railway station
Photo: Cassiopeia sweet, Public domain.Kanzō Station
Railway station
Photo: Cassiopeia sweet, Public domain.
Ikawa Dam
- Category: gravity dam
- Location: Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Chubu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.21022° or 35° 12′ 37″ north
Longitude
138.22254° or 138° 13′ 21″ east
Elevation
621 metres (2,037 feet)
Established
1957
Height
104 metres (340 feet)
Open location code
8Q7W666F+32
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Persian—“Ikawa Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ikawa-damu”
- Chinese: “井川水壩”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد ايكاوا”
- French: “barrage Ikawa”
- French: “Barrage Ikawa”
- Japanese: “Ikawa-damu”
- Japanese: “いかわ ダム”
- Japanese: “いかわだむ”
- Japanese: “井川ダム”
- Persian: “سد ایکاوا”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: 井川 and 岩崎.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: 井川水力発電所 and Ikawa.
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