Sakaigawa Dam

Sakaigawa Dam
Downstream face
Sakaigawa Dam is located in Japan
Sakaigawa Dam
Location of Sakaigawa Dam in Japan
CountryJapan
Locationnanto, Toyama Prefecture
Coordinates36°20′56″N 136°50′23″E / 36.34889°N 136.83972°E / 36.34889; 136.83972
PurposePower
StatusOperational
Construction began1973
Opening date1993
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity
ImpoundsShō River
Height115 m (377 ft)
Length297.5 m (976 ft)
Dam volume713,000 m3 (933,000 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity59,900,000 m3 (48,600 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity56,100,000 m3 (45,500 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area37.7 km2 (14.6 sq mi)
Surface area1.60 km2 (0.62 sq mi)
Normal elevation567.6 m (1,862 ft)
Power Station
Operator(s)Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
Commission date2 June 1993
Hydraulic head216.7 m (711 ft)
Turbines1 x 27 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity27 MW

Sakaigawa Dam (境川ダム, Sakaigawa damu) is a dam in Nanto, Toyama Prefecture and Shirakawa, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.[1] It is named for the Sakaigawa River (a tributary of the Shō River), upon which it is built. The dam has an associated 27 MW hydroelectric power station about 2.9 km (1.8 mi) downstream. It was commissioned in June 1993.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Hydropower & Dams in South and East Asia" (PDF). Hydropower and Dams. p. 9. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Kansai Electric Power Sakaigawa power plant" (in Japanese). Suiryoku. Retrieved 15 July 2013.


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