Toga Dam

Toga Dam
Location of Toga Dam in Japan
Country Japan
Location Omaki, Toyama Prefecture
Coordinates 36°28′28.49″N 137°01′21.04″E / 36.4745806°N 137.0225111°E / 36.4745806; 137.0225111Coordinates: 36°28′28.49″N 137°01′21.04″E / 36.4745806°N 137.0225111°E / 36.4745806; 137.0225111
Purpose Power
Status Operational
Construction began 1941
Opening date 1943
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Gravity
Impounds Togagawa River
Height 31 m (102 ft)
Length 70 m (230 ft)
Dam volume 21,000 m3 (27,000 cu yd)
Spillway type Crest overflow, two tainter gates
Reservoir
Total capacity 1,113,000 m3 (902 acre·ft)
Active capacity 923,000 m3 (748 acre·ft)
Catchment area 92.3 km2 (35.6 sq mi)
Surface area 140 m2 (0.035 acres)
Normal elevation 391 m (1,283 ft)
Power station
Name Omaki Power Station
Coordinates 36°28′34″N 136°58′54″E / 36.47611°N 136.98167°E / 36.47611; 136.98167
Operator(s) Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
Commission date 18 May 1944
Hydraulic head 194.23 m (637.2 ft)
Turbines 2 x 8.8 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity 17.6 MW

The Toga Dam is a gravity dam on the Togagawa River (a tributary of the Shō River) near Omaki village about 11 km (6.8 mi) southeast of Shogawa in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It was constructed between 1941 and 1943. The dam diverts water to the 17.6 MW Omaki hydroelectric power station 4.3 km (2.7 mi) to the west on the Shō River. It was commissioned in 1944.[1]

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References

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