Sameura Dam
| Sameura Dam | |
|---|---|
 Sameura Dam | |
| Official name | Sameura Dam |
| Country | Japan |
| Location | Motoyama and Tosa, Kōchi, Japan |
| Coordinates | 33°45′25″N 133°33′00″E / 33.756933°N 133.550125°E |
| Construction began | 1963 |
| Opening date | 1975 |
| Operator(s) | Japan Water Agency |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Yoshino River |
| Height | 106 m |
| Length | 400 m |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lake Sameura |
| Total capacity | 316 ML |
| Catchment area | 472 km2 |
| Surface area | 750 ha |
| Power Station | |
| Installed capacity | 42 MW |
The Sameura Dam (早明浦ダム Sameura-damu) is a dam on the Yoshino River on the island of Shikoku, Japan, completed in 1975.[1] It has the largest storage capacity in Shikoku. The dam holds back a reservoir, named Lake Sameura (さめうら湖 Sameura-ko)
The dam is used for flood control, a source of irrigation, and provides tap water to surrounding areas. It also produces electricity using hydropower. The plant can generate 42 MW.
1994 Grumman A-6 Intruder Incident[edit]
- On October 14, 1994, a US Navy training plane, the Grumman A-6 Intruder, crashed near the reservoir.[2] The A-6 Intruder took off from NAF Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture, and was headed towards MCAS Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The plane crashed on a low-level flight following a river when it got to a bend and couldn't get out. The wing sliced into the water upon a reverse. Both pilots, Lt. Eric A. Hamm and B/N John J. Dunne, Jr., were killed in the crash.
Water Supply Crisis of 2005[edit]
- The Sameura Dam supplies water to Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture and Tokushima Prefecture. In 2005, because of little rainfall and a series of dry spells from April to June, the Shikoku Region was hit by a very serious drought and Lake Sameura dried up twice.[3] Luckily, they could get over this crisis thanks to the heavy rain brought Typhoon Nabi.
References[edit]
- ^ "Visit Kochi Japan│The blessings of nature". Visit Kochi Japan. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident 14-OCT-1994 Grumman A-6E Intruder 162188". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
- ^ "Annual Report of Japan Water Agency (JWA) 2005" (PDF). narbo.jp. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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