Kanayama Dam
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Kanayama Dam | |
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Location | Hokkaidō, Japan. |
Coordinates | 43°07′47.0″N 142°26′35.1″E / 43.129722°N 142.443083°E |
Construction began | 1959 |
Opening date | 1967 |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Sorachi River |
Height | 57.3 m |
Length | 288.5 m |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 150,450,000 m3 |
Catchment area | 470.0 km2 |
Surface area | 920 hectares |
The Kanayama Dam (金山ダム) is the only Hollow Concrete Gravity dam in Hokkaidō, Japan.[1] The dam was constructed for the purposes of flood control and water use (irrigation, water supply, and hydro electric power generation).[2] The dam produces anywhere from 12,000 kW to 25,000 kW of hydro electric power.
References
[edit]- ^ "金山ダム[北海道] - ダム便覧". damnet.or.jp. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ^ "金山ダム管理支所". www.sp.hkd.mlit.go.jp. Archived from the original on 2017-03-20. Retrieved 2017-03-18.