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Iwaya Dam

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Dam in Gifu Prefecture, Japan

35°45′39.8″N 137°09′25.8″E / 35.761056°N 137.157167°E / 35.761056; 137.157167Construction began1966Opening date1976Dam and spillwaysImpounds　Maze RiverHeight127.5 metersLength366.0 metersReservoirTotal capacity173,500,000 m³Catchment area1,734.9 km²Surface area424 hectaresPower StationInstalled capacity28.8 MW

The Iwaya Dam (Iwaya Damu) is a dam in the city of Gero, Gifu Prefecture, Japan on the Maze River, part of the Kiso River system. The dam is a rockfill dam with a height of 127 meters and was constructed as a multipurpose dam for flood control, supply of municipal and industrial water, irrigation water and hydroelectric power generation. The reservoir created by the dam supplies the Chubu Electric Power Company's Mazegawa No.1 Power plant with a capacity of 288 MW hydroelectric power station.^[1]

157 households were flooded during the construction of the dam.

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