Uwada Dam

Uwada Dam
Location of Uwada Dam in Japan
Country Japan
Location Kaneyama
Coordinates 37°28′59″N 139°32′14″E / 37.48306°N 139.53722°E / 37.48306; 139.53722Coordinates: 37°28′59″N 139°32′14″E / 37.48306°N 139.53722°E / 37.48306; 139.53722
Construction began 1952
Opening date 1954
Owner(s) Tohoku Electric Power
Dam and spillways
Impounds Tadami River
Height 34 m (112 ft)
Length 283 m (928 ft)
Dam volume 23,000 m3 (30,083 cu yd)
Spillway type 5 x roller gates
Reservoir
Total capacity 20,500,000 m3 (16,620 acre·ft)
Active capacity 4,426,000 m3 (3,588 acre·ft)
Catchment area 2,402 km2 (927 sq mi)
Surface area 1.52 km2 (376 acres)
Power station
Commission date March 1954
Hydraulic head 26.3 m (86 ft)
Turbines 3 x 21.3 MW Kaplan-type
Installed capacity 63.9 MW

Uwada Dam is a gravity dam on the Tadami River 500 m (1,640 ft) downstream of Kaneyama in the Fukushima Prefecture of Japan. It was constructed between 1952 and 1954 for the purpose of hydroelectric power generation. It supplies a 63.9 MW power station with water.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Tohoku Electric Power Plant Uwada" (in Japanese). Suiryoku. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
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