Sasogawa Dam is a multi-purpose dam located in the city of Ōno in Fukui Prefecture. Japan. The dam and its reservoir are located within Okuetsu Kōgen Prefectural Natural Park.
Sasogawa Dam was built as part of the Managawa River Comprehensive Development Project, for the development of the Kuzuryū River basin in Fukui prefecture from 1950, for flood control, water for agriculture and also, to supply the cities of Fukui and Ōno with water and hydroelectric power generation. Construction on the dam began in 1952 and was completed in 1957. The dam is gravity type concrete dam with a height of 76.0 m.
During torrential rains in 1965, the capacity of Sasogawa Dam was greatly overwhelmed, and considerable damage occurred to the dam and to downstream settlements.
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Address Japan
Coordinates 35°50'35.343" N 136°32'47.186" E
