Shogawa Goguchi Dam

Shogawa Goguchi Dam
Location of Shogawa Goguchi Dam
Country Japan
Location Shogawa, Toyama Prefecture
Coordinates 36°34′30.67″N 136°59′44.42″E / 36.5751861°N 136.9956722°ECoordinates: 36°34′30.67″N 136°59′44.42″E / 36.5751861°N 136.9956722°E
Purpose Irrigation, flood control, power
Status Operational
Construction began 1934
Opening date 1939
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Gravity
Impounds Shō River
Height 18.5 m (61 ft)
Length 103.3 m (339 ft)
Dam volume 20,000 m3 (26,000 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity 626,000 m3 (508 acre·ft)
Active capacity 405,000 m3 (328 acre·ft)
Catchment area 1,113 km2 (430 sq mi)
Surface area 16 ha (40 acres)
Power station
Commission date Stage I: 13 December 1939
Stage II: 24 March 1967
Hydraulic head Stage I: 17.66 m (57.9 ft)
Stage II: 18.22 m (59.8 ft)
Turbines Stage I: 2 x 4.2 MW Kaplan-type
Stage II: 1 x 15 MW Kaplan-type
Installed capacity 23.4 MW[1][2]


The Shogawa Goguchi Dam is a gravity dam on the Shō River in Shogawa, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It was constructed between 1934 and 1939. The dam has an associated 23.4 MW hydroelectric power station which was commissioned in two stages, December 1939 and March 1967. Of the nine dams on the Shō River it is the furthest downstream.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Kansai Electric Power Nakano power plant" (in Japanese). Suiryoku. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  2. "Kansai Electric Power male god power plant" (in Japanese). Suiryoku. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  3. "Shogawa dam abutment" (in Japanese). Japan Dam Handbook. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
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