Tagokura Dam (ç°åÂÂÃ¥ÂÂãÂÂã ) is a gravity dam, on the Tadami River in the Fukushima Prefecture of Japan. It is owned and operated by the Electric Power Development Company (J-Power). The lake which it impounds is known as Lake Tagokura.
The dam is long and high. It supplies a 380 MW hydroelectric power station that is also owned by J-Power.Lake Tagokura has a surface area of and a capacity of . The catchment area is .
Construction of the dam started in 1953 and it was completed in 1959. In order to facilitate the movement of construction material, the existing railway from to was extended to , and a light railway was built from there to the construction site. After the dam was completed, the light railway was upgraded and extended to link to an existing line at , thus creating today's Tadami Line.