Sakaigawa Dam

Sakaigawa Dam
Downstream face
Location of Sakaigawa Dam in Japan
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 m^3 (933,000 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity	59,900,000 m^3 (48,600 acre·ft)
Active capacity	56,100,000 m^3 (45,500 acre·ft)
Catchment area	37.7 km^2 (14.6 sq mi)
Surface area	1.60 km^2 (0.62 sq mi)
Normal elevation	567.6 m (1,862 ft)
Power station
Operator(s)	Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
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" (PDF). Hydropower and Dams. p. 9. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
2. "Kansai Electric Power Sakaigawa power plant" (in Japanese). Suiryoku. Retrieved 15 July 2013.