Otagiri Dam
Dam in Nagano Prefecture, Japan
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Otagiri Dam[1] (Japanese: 小田切ダム) (also sometimes read as Odagiri Dam[2]) is a dam in the Nagano Prefecture, Japan, completed in 1954.[3]
| Otagiri Dam | |
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  Otagiri Dam Location within Japan | |
| Official name | 小田切ダム（Otagiri Dam） |
| Location | Nagano Prefecture, Japan |
| Coordinates | 36°37′12″N 138°07′24″E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Construction began | 1953 |
| Opening date | 1954 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity dam |
| Height | 21.3 m (70 ft) |
| Dam volume | 17,000 m3 |
| Power Station | |
| Operator | Tokyo Electric Power Company |
| Installed capacity | 16,900 KW |
Name origin
The name of the dam originates from the old village "Otagiri" (小田切)[4][circular reference] (not "Odagiri"). Etymologically "Otagiri" consists of "O" and "tagiri". "O" is a prefix of Japanese. "Tagiri" is the gerund of the verb "tagiru" (it means the motion of water like "boil").[5][6] In Nagano Prefecture there are many such place names like "Tagiri", "Ô-tagiri",[7][circular reference] "Naka-tagiri",[8][circular reference] "Inu-tagiri", "Fut-tagiri", and "Ka-tagiri".[9][circular reference][10][circular reference][11][circular reference][12]
