Fujiwara Dam

Fujiwara Dam
Location of Fujiwara Dam
Country Japan
Location Minakami
Coordinates 36°48′16″N 139°02′12″E / 36.80444°N 139.03667°ECoordinates: 36°48′16″N 139°02′12″E / 36.80444°N 139.03667°E
Status Operational
Construction began 1951
Opening date 1957
Owner(s) TEPCO
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Concrete gravity
Impounds Tone River tributary
Height 95 m (312 ft)
Length 230 m (755 ft)
Dam volume 415,000 m3 (542,800 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity 52,490,000 m3 (42,554 acre·ft)
Active capacity 35,890,000 m3 (29,096 acre·ft)
Catchment area 401 km2 (155 sq mi)
Surface area 1.69 km2 (1 sq mi)
Normal elevation 651 m (2,136 ft)
Power station
Commission date 1956
Hydraulic head 92 m (302 ft)
Turbines 1 x 23 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity 23 MW

Fujiwara Dam (藤原ダム) is a gravity dam on a Tone River tributary in Gunma Prefecture of Japan. It is located 14 km (9 mi) north of Minakami. It was constructed between 1951 and 1957. The dam itself supports a single Francis turbine hydroelectric generator with a 23 MW capacity which was commissioned in 1957. The reservoir created by the dam serves as the lower reservoir for the 1,200 Tamahara Pumped Storage Power Station which was commissioned in 1986. The dam is 95 m (312 ft) high and withholds a reservoir with a 52,490,000 m3 (42,554 acre·ft) storage capacity.[1][2]

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References

  1. "Tokyo Electric Power Co. power plant Fujiwara" (in Japanese). Suiryoku. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  2. "Tokyo Electric Power Co. power plant Tamahara" (in Japanese). Suiryoku. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
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