Tsubawara Dam

Tsubawara Dam

Overview of the dam in 1977
Location of Tsubawara Dam in Japan
Country Japan
Location Shirakawa, Gifu Prefecture
Coordinates 36°18′45″N 136°53′51″E / 36.31250°N 136.89750°E / 36.31250; 136.89750Coordinates: 36°18′45″N 136°53′51″E / 36.31250°N 136.89750°E / 36.31250; 136.89750
Purpose Power
Status Operational
Construction began 1952
Opening date 1953
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Gravity
Impounds Shō River
Height 68.2 m (224 ft)
Length 201.7 m (662 ft)
Dam volume 163,000 m3 (213,000 cu yd)
Spillway type Crest overflow, 7 tainter gates
Reservoir
Total capacity 22,274,000 m3 (18,058 acre·ft)
Active capacity 5,788,000 m3 (4,692 acre·ft)
Catchment area 665.7 km2 (257.0 sq mi)
Surface area 1.16 km2 (0.45 sq mi)
Normal elevation 460.5 m (1,511 ft)
Power Station
Operator(s) Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
Commission date Original: 8 January 1954
New: 27 March 1975
Hydraulic head Original: 65.30 m (214.2 ft)
New: 62 m (203 ft)
Turbines Original: 1 x 42 MW Francis-type
New: 1 x 65 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity 107 MW

The Tsubawara Dam, also known as the Tsubakihara Dam, is a gravity dam on the Shō River about 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Shirakawa in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It was constructed between 1952 and 1953. The dam has an associated 107 MW hydroelectric power station which was built in two parts. The first part of the power station (42 MW) was commissioned in 1954 and the second part of the power station (65 MW) was commissioned in 1975. Of the nine dams on the Shō River it is the seventh furthest downstream.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kansai Electric Power Tsubawara power plant" (in Japanese). Suiryoku. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Kansai Electric Power new Tsubawara power plant" (in Japanese). Suiryoku. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
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