Yanaizu Dam
Yanaizu Dam | |
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Country | Japan |
Location | Yanaizu |
Coordinates | 37°31′08″N 139°42′24″E / 37.51889°N 139.70667°E |
Construction began | 1952 |
Opening date | 1953 |
Owner(s) | Tohoku Electric Power |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Tadami River |
Height | 34 m (112 ft) |
Length | 216 m (709 ft) |
Dam volume | 34,000 m3 (44,470 cu yd) |
Spillway type | 5 x roller gate |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 23,938,000 m3 (19,407 acre⋅ft) |
Active capacity | 5,801,000 m3 (4,703 acre⋅ft) |
Catchment area | 2,700 km2 (1,042 sq mi) |
Surface area | 2 km2 (1 sq mi) |
Power Station | |
Commission date | August 1953 |
Hydraulic head | 25 m (82 ft) |
Turbines | 3 x 25 MW Kaplan-type |
Installed capacity | 75 MW |
Yanaizu Dam is a gravity dam on the Tadami River 2 km (1 mi) upstream of Yanaizu in the Fukushima Prefecture of Japan. It was constructed between December 1952 and August 1953 for the purpose of hydroelectric power generation. It supplies a 75 MW power station with water.[1]
See also
[edit]- Katakado Dam – located downstream
- Miyashita Dam – located upstream
References
[edit]- ^ "Tohoku Electric Power Plant Yanaizu" (in Japanese). Suiryoku. Retrieved 27 August 2011.