Kamafusa Dam

Kamafusa Dam (釜房ダム, Kamafusa damu) is a multi-purpose concrete gravity dam in Kawasaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, completed in 1970.

Kamafusa Dam
Location of Kamafusa Dam in Miyagi Prefecture Kamafusa Dam (Japan)
Location	Kawasaki, Miyagi, Japan
Coordinates	38°12′08″N 140°41′51″E
Construction began	1964
Opening date	1970
Owner(s)	Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gravity dam
Height	45.5 m
Length	177 m
Dam volume	100,000 m3
Reservoir
Creates	Lake Kamafusa Lake
Total capacity	45,300,000 m3
Catchment area	195.3 km2
Surface area	390 hectares
Power Station
Annual generation	1200 KW

The number of residents living in the target area was 181 households and 1,103 people, which was more than that of Okura Dam. As a result, residents strongly opposed the construction of the dam, and compensation negotiations with the Ministry of Construction were forced to take a long time. After repeated negotiations, it took three years since the implementation plan survey was started, the general compensation standard was concluded, and a signing was made with the representatives of the residents. Residents left their hometown after this, but of the 181 households, 25% relocated to their hometown of Kawasaki, 52% to Sendai, and 23% to other cities, towns and villages outside the prefecture or within the prefecture.

See also

• Natori River