Katakado Dam

Katakado Dam
Location of Katakado Dam in Japan
Country	Japan
Location	Aizubange
Coordinates	37°33′52″N 139°45′45″E / 37.56444°N 139.76250°ECoordinates: 37°33′52″N 139°45′45″E / 37.56444°N 139.76250°E
Construction began	1951
Opening date	1953
Owner(s)	Tohoku Electric Power
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Tadami River
Height	29 m (95 ft)
Length	219 m (719 ft)
Dam volume	34,000 m^3 (44,470 cu yd)
Spillways	5 x roller gate
Reservoir
Total capacity	16,172,000 m^3 (13,111 acre·ft)
Active capacity	4,497,000 m^3 (3,646 acre·ft)
Catchment area	2,765 km^2 (1,068 sq mi)
Power station
Commission date	1953
Hydraulic head	19.29 m (63 ft)
Turbines	3 x 19 MW Kaplan-type
Installed capacity	57 MW

Katakado Dam is a gravity dam on the Tadami River 5 km (3 mi) west of Aizubange in the Fukushima Prefecture of Japan. It was constructed between 1951 and 1953 for the purpose of hydroelectric power generation. It supplies a 57 MW power station with water.^[1]

See also

• Yanaizu Dam – located upstream

References

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