Wadagawa Dam

Wadagawa Dam
Location of Wadagawa Dam in Japan
Country Japan
Location Tonami, Toyama Prefecture
Coordinates 36°39′16.6″N 137°2′22.29″E / 36.654611°N 137.0395250°E / 36.654611; 137.0395250Coordinates: 36°39′16.6″N 137°2′22.29″E / 36.654611°N 137.0395250°E / 36.654611; 137.0395250
Purpose Irrigation, flood control, power
Status Operational
Construction began 1962
Opening date 1967
Owner(s) Toyama Prefecture
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Gravity
Impounds Wadagawa River
Height 21 m (69 ft)
Length 137 m (449 ft)
Dam volume 23,000 m3 (30,000 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity 3,070,000 m3 (2,490 acre·ft)
Active capacity 1,900,000 m3 (1,500 acre·ft)
Power station
Commission date December 1968
Hydraulic head 18.15 m (59.5 ft)
Turbines 2 x 3.7 MW Kaplan-type
Installed capacity 7.4 MW
Annual generation 40 GWh[1]

The Wadagawa Dam is a gravity dam on the Wadagawa River (a tributary of the Shō River) in Tonami, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It was constructed between 1962 and 1967. The dam has an associated 7.4 MW hydroelectric power station which was commissioned in 1968. Of the dams in the Shō River system, it is the furthest downstream.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Zhuang east second power plant" (in Japanese). Toyama Prefectural Office. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  2. "Wadagawa Dam" (in Japanese). Japan Dam Handbook. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
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