Yanaizu Dam

Yanaizu Dam
Yanaizu Dam is located in Japan
Yanaizu Dam
Location of Yanaizu Dam in Japan
CountryJapan
LocationYanaizu
Coordinates37°31′08″N 139°42′24″E / 37.51889°N 139.70667°E / 37.51889; 139.70667
Construction began1952
Opening date1953
Owner(s)Tohoku Electric Power
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsTadami River
Height34 m (112 ft)
Length216 m (709 ft)
Dam volume34,000 m3 (44,470 cu yd)
Spillway type5 x roller gate
Reservoir
Total capacity23,938,000 m3 (19,407 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity5,801,000 m3 (4,703 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area2,700 km2 (1,042 sq mi)
Surface area2 km2 (1 sq mi)
Power Station
Commission dateAugust 1953
Hydraulic head25 m (82 ft)
Turbines3 x 25 MW Kaplan-type
Installed capacity75 MW

Yanaizu Dam is a gravity dam on the Tadami River 2 km (1 mi) upstream of Yanaizu in the Fukushima Prefecture of Japan. It was constructed between December 1952 and August 1953 for the purpose of hydroelectric power generation. It supplies a 75 MW power station with water.[1]

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  1. ^ "Tohoku Electric Power Plant Yanaizu" (in Japanese). Suiryoku. Retrieved 27 August 2011.