Dainichigawa Dam

Dainichigawa Dam
Location of Dainichigawa Dam in Japan
Official name 大日川ダム
Location Hakusan, Ishikawa, Japan
Coordinates 36°17′23″N 136°34′43″E / 36.28972°N 136.57861°E / 36.28972; 136.57861Coordinates: 36°17′23″N 136°34′43″E / 36.28972°N 136.57861°E / 36.28972; 136.57861
Construction began 1952
Opening date 1976
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Concrete Gravity Dam
Impounds Dainichigawa River
Height 59.9 meters
Length 238.0 meters
Dam volume 309,000 m3
Reservoir
Total capacity 27,200,000 m3
Catchment area 83.5 km2
Surface area 132 hectares
Power Station
Operator(s) Hokuriku Electric Power Company
Installed capacity 9,000kW

Dainichigawa Dam (大日川ダム) is a multipurpose concrete gravity dam in the city of Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, completed in 1967.[1]

Municipalities along the Tedori River had been plagued by water shortages for decades, with farmers upstream in conflict with farmers further downstream over water rights. A large-scale modern irrigation project was begun by the Japanese government in 1903. The region suffered from major flooding in 1943. As part of ongoing water management efforts, the Dainichigawa Dam was constructed on a branch of the Tedori River from 1952 by Kajima Corporation.

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