Naruko Dam

Naruko Dam
Naruko Dam
Location of Naruko Dam in Miyagi Prefecture
Naruko Dam (Japan)
Official name 鳴子ダム
Location Ōsaki, Miyagi, Japan
Coordinates 38°45′16″N 140°42′18″E / 38.75444°N 140.70500°E / 38.75444; 140.70500Coordinates: 38°45′16″N 140°42′18″E / 38.75444°N 140.70500°E / 38.75444; 140.70500
Construction began 1951
Opening date 1958
Owner(s) Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Concrete Gravity Arch Dam
Impounds Eaigawa
Height 94.5 meters
Length 215.0 meters
Dam volume 180,000 cubic meters
Reservoir
Creates Lake Arao
Total capacity 50,000,000 cubic meters
Catchment area 210.1 square kilometers
Surface area 210.0 hectares
Power Station
Installed capacity 18,700 KW

Naruko Dam (Japanese: 鳴子ダム) is a concrete gravity-arch dam in the city of Ōsaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, completed in 1958 by Kajima Corporation.[1] The dam is located on the Eaigawa, the former main course of the Kitakami River.

Design

Naruko Dam is the first purely Japanese concrete gravity dam, and the third concrete gravity arch dam to be completed in Japan. Construction took a seven-year period, between 1951 and 1958. The dam is intended for flood control, irrigation water and hydroelectric power.

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