Otagiri Dam
| Otagiri Dam | |
|---|---|
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  Location of Otagiri Dam in Japan | |
| Official name | 小田切ダム（Otagiri Dam） |
| Location | Nagano Prefecture, Japan |
| Coordinates | 36°37′12″N 138°07′24″E / 36.62000°N 138.12333°E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Construction began | 1953 |
| Opening date | 1954 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity dam |
| Height | 21.3 m |
| Dam volume | 17,000 m3 |
| Power Station | |
| Operator(s) | Tokyo Electric Power Company |
| Installed capacity | 16,900 KW |
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]
Name origin
The name of the dam originates from the old village "Otagiri" (小田切)[4] (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] "Naka-tagiri",[8] "Inu-tagiri", "Fut-tagiri", and "Ka-tagiri".[9][10][11][12]
References
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "長野市公共サインガイドライン" (PDF). Nagano City Official Website. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Odagiri Dam ［Nagano Pref.］ - Dams in Japan". damnet.or.jp.
- ^ ja:小田切
- ^ 松崎岩夫『長野県の地名 その由来』，信濃古代文化研究所，1991年
- ^ 松崎岩夫『上伊那の地名 その由来』，ほおずき書籍，1999年．ISBN 4-7952-8646-9
- ^ ja:太田切川 (長野県)
- ^ ja:中田切川
- ^ ja:片桐村
- ^ ja:片桐氏
- ^ ja:田切
- ^ "目黒の地名 田切（たぎり） 目黒区".