Miboro Dam

Miboro Dam
Location	Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
Construction began	1957
Opening date	1961
Dam and spillways
Height	131.0 m
Length	405.0 m
Impounds	Shō River
Reservoir
Capacity	370,000,000 m³
Catchment area	442.8 km²
Surface area	880 hectares

Miboro Dam (御母衣ダム, Miboro damu^?) is a dam in Takayama, in the Gifu Prefecture of Japan. It supports a 215 MW hydroelectric power station.^[1]

The dam flooded several villages and shrines, submerging them completely, two cherry trees were taken from one of the submerged shrines and placed in Shirakawa-go where it's said that each petal represents a memory from someone who lived in the villages before they were flooded.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ "Hydropower & Dams in South and East Asia". Hydropower and Dams. p. 9. http://www.hydropower-dams.com/d/d_S&East_Asia_Map.pdf. Retrieved 3 October 2010. 

Coordinates: 36°08′17.7″N 136°54′38.9″E / 36.13825°N 136.910806°E / 36.13825; 136.910806