Washi Dam (鷲ダム, Washi damu) is a hydroelectric power Arch-gravity dam on the Kuzuryū River system in the city of Ōno in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. The dam has a height of 45 meters and is owned by the Electric Power Development Company (J-Power). It is paired with the Nagano Power Station and the Kuzuryu Dam as a Pumped-storage reservoir.

Washi Dam
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Official name	鷲ダム
Location	Ōno, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates	35.92°N 136.673°E / 35.92; 136.673
Purpose	Power generation
Construction began	1965
Opening date	1968
Operator(s)	Electric Power Development Company
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Kuzuryu River
Height	45 m
Length	277 m
Reservoir
Total capacity	9,650,000 m³
Catchment area	334.3 km²
Surface area	62 hectares
Yujo Power Station
Installed capacity	54,000 kW

Construction of the dam began in 1957; however, the pumped storage facility was not part of the original design and was added later at the insistence of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. The dam was completed in 1968.

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