Taira Dam ( ja, 平ダム ) is a

dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, a ...

in the

Nagano Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,052,493 () and has a geographic area of . Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

, completed in 1957. It is a gravity-type concrete dam with a height of 19.5 meters and is owned by TEPCO Renewable Power. It can generate up to 15,600 kilowatts of electricity.

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Dams in Nagano Prefecture Dams completed in 1957 {{Nagano-geo-stub