Sakaigawa Dam

Sakaigawa Dam

Downstream face
Location of Sakaigawa Dam
Country Japan
Location nanto, Toyama Prefecture
Coordinates 36°20′56″N 136°50′23″E / 36.34889°N 136.83972°ECoordinates: 36°20′56″N 136°50′23″E / 36.34889°N 136.83972°E
Purpose Power
Status Operational
Construction began 1973
Opening date 1993
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Gravity
Impounds Shō River
Height 115 m (377 ft)
Length 297.5 m (976 ft)
Dam volume 713,000 m3 (933,000 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity 59,900,000 m3 (48,600 acre·ft)
Active capacity 56,100,000 m3 (45,500 acre·ft)
Catchment area 37.7 km2 (14.6 sq mi)
Surface area 1.60 km2 (0.62 sq mi)
Normal elevation 567.6 m (1,862 ft)
Power station
Commission date 2 June 1993
Hydraulic head 216.7 m (711 ft)
Turbines 1 x 27 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity 27 MW


Sakaigawa Dam (境川ダム Sakaigawa damu) is a dam in Nanto, Toyama Prefecture and Shirakawa, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.[1] It is named for the Sakaigawa River (a tributary of the Shō River), upon which it is built. The dam has an associated 27 MW hydroelectric power station about 2.9 km (1.8 mi) downstream. It was commissioned in June 1993.[2]

References

  1. "Hydropower & Dams in South and East Asia". Hydropower and Dams. p. 9. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  2. "Kansai Electric Power Sakaigawa power plant" (in Japanese). Suiryoku. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
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