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Wadagawa Dam

The Wadagawa Dam is a gravity dam on the Wadagawa River in , , . It was constructed between 1962 and 1967. The dam has an associated 7.4 MW hydroelectric power station which was commissioned in 1968.
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Photo: 河川一等兵, Public domain.
  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam in Toyama Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Wadagawa-damu”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include 千光寺 and Kushidashin Site.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Nhrdsk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 2 km south of Wadagawa Dam.

Archaeological site
Photo: MChew, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is an archaeological site containing the remnants of a late Jōmon period settlement and encompassing two circular Kofun period burial mounds located in what is now the neighborhood of the city of Imizu, Toyama in the Hokuriku region of . is situated 3½ km north of Wadagawa Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kosugi and Daimon.

Hamlet
was a town located in Imizu District, , . In 2003, the town had an estimated population of 32,770 and a population density of 795.00 per square kilometre. is situated 9 km northeast of Wadagawa Dam.

Neighborhood
was a town located in Imizu District, , . As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,419 and a density of 570.46 persons per km2. is situated 9 km north of Wadagawa Dam.

Hamlet
Ōshima was a town located in Imizu District, , . As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 10,108 and a density of 1,269.85 persons per km2. is situated 9 km north of Wadagawa Dam.

Wadagawa Dam

Latitude
36.65482° or 36° 39′ 17″ north
Longitude
137.03951° or 137° 2′ 22″ east
Elevation
44 metres (144 feet)
Open location code
8Q8VM23Q+WR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 552272756
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
7573647
Wiki­data ID
Q11417994
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Japanese—“Wadagawa Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Wadagawa-damu”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سد واداجاوا”
  • Japanese: “わだがわだむ”
  • Japanese: “和田川ダム”
  • Japanese: “増山湖”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Wadagawa Dam”. Photo: 河川一等兵, Public domain.