Ishibuchi Dam

Ishibuchi Dam
Ishibuchi Dam is located in Iwate Prefecture
Ishibuchi Dam
Location of Ishibuchi Dam in Iwate Prefecture
Ishibuchi Dam is located in Japan
Ishibuchi Dam
Ishibuchi Dam (Japan)
LocationŌshū, Iwate, Japan
Coordinates39°06′48″N 140°54′13″E / 39.11333°N 140.90361°E / 39.11333; 140.90361
Construction began1945
Opening date1953
Owner(s)Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, rock-fill
ImpoundsIsawa River
Height53 m (174 ft)
Length345 m (1,132 ft)
Dam volume443,000 m3 (579,000 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity16,150,000 m3 (13,090 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area154 km2 (59 sq mi)
Surface area108 ha (270 acres)
Power Station
Installed capacity20,800 KW

Ishibuchi Dam (石淵ダム) was an embankment dam on the Isawa River in the city of Ōshū, Iwate, Japan, constructed between 1945 and 1953. It was submerged by the reservoir of the taller and larger Isawa Dam downstream in 2013.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Ishibuchi Dam" (in Japanese). Dam Net. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
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