Kamafusa Dam (釜房ダム, Kamafusa damu) is a multi-purpose concrete gravity dam in Kawasaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, completed in 1970.[1]

Kamafusa Dam
Kamafusa Dam is located in Miyagi Prefecture
Kamafusa Dam
Location of Kamafusa Dam in Miyagi Prefecture
Kamafusa Dam is located in Japan
Kamafusa Dam
Kamafusa Dam (Japan)
LocationKawasaki, Miyagi, Japan
Coordinates38°12′08″N 140°41′51″E / 38.20222°N 140.69750°E / 38.20222; 140.69750
Construction began1964
Opening date1970
Owner(s)Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity dam
Height45.5 m
Length177 m
Dam volume100,000 m3
Reservoir
CreatesLake Kamafusa Lake
Total capacity45,300,000 m3
Catchment area195.3 km2
Surface area390 hectares
Power Station
Annual generation1200 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.

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  1. ^ "Kamafusa Dam [Miyagi Pref.] - Dams in Japan".