Miyashita Dam

Miyashita Dam
Location of Miyashita Dam
Country Japan
Location Mishima
Coordinates 37°27′46″N 139°37′45″E / 37.46278°N 139.62917°ECoordinates: 37°27′46″N 139°37′45″E / 37.46278°N 139.62917°E
Construction began 1941
Opening date 1946
Owner(s) Tohoku Electric Power
Dam and spillways
Impounds Tadami River
Height 53 m (174 ft)
Length 168 m (551 ft)
Dam volume 152,000 m3 (198,808 cu yd)
Spillway type Tainter gates
Reservoir
Total capacity 20,500,000 m3 (16,620 acre·ft)
Active capacity 4,056,000 m3 (3,288 acre·ft)
Catchment area 2,467 km2 (953 sq mi)
Power station
Commission date December 1946
Hydraulic head 34.75 m (114 ft)
Turbines 5 x 18.8 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity 94 MW

Miyashita Dam is a gravity dam on the Tadami River 2 km (1 mi) upstream of Mishima in the Fukushima Prefecture of Japan. It was constructed between 1941 and 1946 for the purpose of hydroelectric power generation. It supplies a 94 MW power station with water.[1]

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References

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