Togagawa Dam

Toga Dam
Location of Toga Dam in Japan
Country Japan
Location Taikanba, Toyama Prefecture
Coordinates 36°19′40.76″N 136°59′54.98″E / 36.3279889°N 136.9986056°E / 36.3279889; 136.9986056Coordinates: 36°19′40.76″N 136°59′54.98″E / 36.3279889°N 136.9986056°E / 36.3279889; 136.9986056
Purpose Power
Status Operational
Opening date June 1974
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Gravity
Impounds Togagawa River
Height 37 m (121 ft)
Length 142.5 m (468 ft)
Elevation at crest 897 m (2,943 ft)
Dam volume 43,455 m3 (56,837 cu yd)
Spillway type Crest overflow, one tainter gate
Reservoir
Total capacity 2,700,000 m3 (2,200 acre·ft)
Active capacity 1,350,000 m3 (1,090 acre·ft)
Catchment area 38 km2 (15 sq mi)
Surface area 170 m2 (0.042 acres)
Normal elevation 891.8 m (2,926 ft)
Power station
Name Togagawa Power Station
Coordinates 36°22′45″N 136°59′21″E / 36.37917°N 136.98917°E / 36.37917; 136.98917
Operator(s) Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
Commission date 15 December 1973
Hydraulic head 260.07 m (853.2 ft)
Turbines 1 x 16.1 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity 16.1 MW

The Togagawa Dam is a gravity dam on the Togagawa River (a tributary of the Shō River) near Taikanba village about 26 km (16 mi) southeast of Shogawa in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It was completed in June 1974. The dam has an associated 16.1 MW hydroelectric power station 5.8 km (3.6 mi) downstream near the Senzoku Dam reservoir. It was commissioned in December 1973.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Kansai Electric Power Togagawa 1 power plant" (in Japanese). Suiryoku. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
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