Nukui Dam (温井ダム) is a dam in Akiōta (former Kake), Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.[1][2] In Japan, it is the second highest arch dam, and it generates a powerful discharge from a height of 156 meters (500 liters per second).[3]

Nukui Dam
LocationHiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
Coordinates34°38′03.3″N 132°17′58.8″E / 34.634250°N 132.299667°E / 34.634250; 132.299667
Construction began1974
Opening date2001
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsTakiyama River
A tributary of Ōta River
Height156 m
Length382 m
Reservoir
Total capacity82,000,000 m3
Catchment area253.0 km2
Surface area160 hectares

References

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  1. ^ "Hydropower & Dams in South and East Asia" (PDF). Hydropower and Dams. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  2. ^ "温井ダム[広島県] - ダム便覧" (in Japanese). Japan Dam Foundation. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  3. ^ "Nukui Dam".