Jump to content

Uwada Dam

Coordinates: 37°28′59″N 139°32′14″E / 37.48306°N 139.53722°E / 37.48306; 139.53722
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Uwada Dam
Uwada Dam is located in Japan
Uwada Dam
Location of Uwada Dam in Japan
CountryJapan
LocationKaneyama
Coordinates37°28′59″N 139°32′14″E / 37.48306°N 139.53722°E / 37.48306; 139.53722
Construction began1952
Opening date1954
Owner(s)Tohoku Electric Power
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsTadami River
Height34 m (112 ft)
Length283 m (928 ft)
Dam volume23,000 m3 (30,083 cu yd)
Spillway type5 x roller gates
Reservoir
Total capacity20,500,000 m3 (16,620 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity4,426,000 m3 (3,588 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area2,402 km2 (927 sq mi)
Surface area1.52 km2 (376 acres)
Power Station
Commission dateMarch 1954
Hydraulic head26.3 m (86 ft)
Turbines3 x 21.3 MW Kaplan-type
Installed capacity63.9 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

[edit]

References

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