Yanbara Dam (山原ダーム, Yanbara-damu) is a hydroelectric dam on the Itoshiro River, in the city of Ōno, Fukui prefecture, Japan. It is upriver of the confluence of the Itoshiro River and the larger Kuzuryū River.[1]

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Yanbara Dam
Location of Yanbara Dam in Fukui Prefecture Show map of Fukui Prefecture Yanbara Dam (Japan) Show map of Japan
Location	Ōno, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates	35.92018611°N 136.6725278°E / 35.92018611; 136.6725278
Construction began	1965
Opening date	1968
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Itoshiro River
Height	23 m
Length	114.6 m
Reservoir
Total capacity	900,000 m³
Catchment area	333.6 km²
Yugami Power Station
Installed capacity	54,000kW

The Yanbara Dam is located between the Washi Dam and the Yugami Hydroelectric Power Station, for which it provided a pumped storage facility. The dam is a gravity dam, with a height of 23 meters and length of 114.6 meters. Construction began in 1965 and was completed by 1968.

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