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Dainichigawa Dam

Coordinates: 36°17′23″N 136°34′43″E / 36.28972°N 136.57861°E / 36.28972; 136.57861
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Dainichigawa Dam
Dainichigawa Dam is located in Japan
Dainichigawa Dam
Location of Dainichigawa Dam in Japan
Official name大日川ダム
LocationHakusan, Ishikawa, Japan
Coordinates36°17′23″N 136°34′43″E / 36.28972°N 136.57861°E / 36.28972; 136.57861
Construction began1952
Opening date1976
Dam and spillways
Type of damConcrete Gravity Dam
ImpoundsDainichigawa River
Height59.9 meters
Length238.0 meters
Dam volume309,000 m3
Reservoir
Total capacity27,200,000 m3
Catchment area83.5 km2
Surface area132 hectares
Power Station
Operator(s)Hokuriku Electric Power Company
Installed capacity9,000 kW

Dainichigawa Dam (大日川ダム) is a multipurpose concrete gravity dam in the city of Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, completed in 1967.[1]

Municipalities along the Tedori River had been plagued by water shortages for decades, with farmers upstream in conflict with farmers further downstream over water rights. A large-scale modern irrigation project was begun by the Japanese government in 1903. The region suffered from major flooding in 1943. As part of ongoing water management efforts, the Dainichigawa Dam was constructed on a branch of the Tedori River from 1952 by Kajima Corporation.

References

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  1. ^ "Dainichigawa Dam [Ishikawa Pref.] - Dams in Japan".