Yamaguchi Dam (Nagano)


Yamaguchi Dam is one of a dozen or so dams on the Kiso River in the Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It was completed in 1957.

Trivia

The word yamaguchi means "Mountain Pass", and is a common place name in Japan. There are several dams with this name; for a list, see :ja:山口ダム
The corresponding word in Chinese, written with the same characters, is read shankou. There are at least 2 dams in China with Shankou in their names: