Yanaizu Dam
| Yanaizu Dam |
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Location of Yanaizu Dam
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| Country |
Japan |
| Location |
Yanaizu |
| Coordinates |
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| Construction began |
1952 |
| Opening date |
1953 |
| Owner(s) |
Tohoku Electric Power |
| Dam and spillways |
| Height |
34 m (112 ft) |
| Length |
216 m (709 ft) |
| Volume |
34,000 m3 (44,470 cu yd) |
| Impounds |
Tadami River |
| Type of spillway |
5 x roller gate |
| Reservoir |
| 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]
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