Akao Dam
The Akao Dam is a gravity dam on the Shō River in Nishiakao village about 18 km (11 mi) south of Nanto in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It was constructed between 1974 and 1978. The dam has an associated 34 MW hydroelectric power station which was commissioned in 1978. Of the nine dams on the Shō River it is the fifth furthest downstream.
See also
- Ohara Dam – downstream
- Narude Dam – upstream
References
- ^ "Hydroelectric power plant Akao" (in Japanese). Suiryoku. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
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