The Kuzuryu Dam (九頭竜ダム, Kuzuryū-damu) is a dam in the city of Ōno in the Fukui Prefecture of Japan. The dam supports a 220 MW hydroelectric power station.[1]

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Kuzuryu Dam
Location	Ono, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
Coordinates	35°53′22″N 136°41′17″E
Construction began	1962
Opening date	1968
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Kuzuryu River
Height	128 m
Length	355 m
Reservoir
Total capacity	353,000,000 m³
Catchment area	184.5 km²
Surface area	890 hectares

As a result of the series of developments, 530 private houses, 191 hectares of farmland, 868 hectares of forest and 81 km of roads in Izumi village were to be submerged.

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