Uwada Dam

Uwada Dam
Location of Uwada Dam in Japan
Country Japan
Location Kaneyama
Coordinates 37°28′59″N 139°32′14″E / 37.48306°N 139.53722°E / 37.48306; 139.53722Coordinates: 37°28′59″N 139°32′14″E / 37.48306°N 139.53722°E / 37.48306; 139.53722
Construction began 1952
Opening date 1954
Owner(s) Tohoku Electric Power
Dam and spillways
Impounds Tadami River
Height 34 m (112 ft)
Length 283 m (928 ft)
Dam volume 23,000 m3 (30,083 cu yd)
Spillway type 5 x roller gates
Reservoir
Total capacity 20,500,000 m3 (16,620 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity 4,426,000 m3 (3,588 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area 2,402 km2 (927 sq mi)
Surface area 1.52 km2 (376 acres)
Power Station
Commission date March 1954
Hydraulic head 26.3 m (86 ft)
Turbines 3 x 21.3 MW Kaplan-type
Installed capacity 63.9 MW

Uwada Dam is a gravity dam on the Tadami River 500 m (1,640 ft) downstream of Kaneyama in the Fukushima Prefecture of Japan. It was constructed between 1952 and 1954 for the purpose of hydroelectric power generation. It supplies a 63.9 MW power station with water.[1]

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References

  1. "Tohoku Electric Power Plant Uwada" (in Japanese). Suiryoku. Retrieved 27 August 2011.


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