Yanaizu Dam

Yanaizu Dam
Location of Yanaizu Dam in Japan
Country Japan
Location Yanaizu
Coordinates 37°31′08″N 139°42′24″E / 37.51889°N 139.70667°E / 37.51889; 139.70667Coordinates: 37°31′08″N 139°42′24″E / 37.51889°N 139.70667°E / 37.51889; 139.70667
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

References

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


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