Minamikawa Dam
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Minamikawa Dam | |
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Official name | 南川ダム |
Location | Taiwa, Miyagi, Japan |
Coordinates | 38°26′02″N 140°49′52″E / 38.43389°N 140.83111°E |
Construction began | 1975 |
Opening date | 1987 |
Owner(s) | Miyagi Prefecture |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Concrete Gravity Dam |
Impounds | Naruse River |
Height | 46.0 meters |
Length | 335.0 meters |
Dam volume | 244,000 cubic meters |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 10,000,000 cubic meters |
Catchment area | 22.5 square kilometers |
Surface area | 90.0 hectares |
Power Station | |
Installed capacity | 220 KW |
Minamikawa Dam (南川ダム, Minamikawa damu)) is a concrete gravity arch dam on the Naruse River in the town of Taiwa, Kurokawa District Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, completed in 1987 by Kumagai.[1] The dam supports a 220 KW hydroelectric power station.
Design
[edit]Minamikawa Dam is a hollow-core concrete gravity dam intended for flood control, irrigation water and hydroelectric power. The dam is accompanied by a 19.6 meter high saddle dam to increase its water level.
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