Uwada Dam

Uwada Dam
Location of Uwada Dam in Japan
Country	Japan
Location	Kaneyama
Coordinates	37°28′59″N 139°32′14″E / 37.48306°N 139.53722°ECoordinates: 37°28′59″N 139°32′14″E / 37.48306°N 139.53722°E
Construction began	1952
Opening date	1954
Owner(s)	Tohoku Electric Power
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Tadami River
Height	34 m (112 ft)
Length	283 m (928 ft)
Dam volume	23,000 m^3 (30,083 cu yd)
Spillway type	5 x roller gates
Reservoir
Total capacity	20,500,000 m^3 (16,620 acre·ft)
Active capacity	4,426,000 m^3 (3,588 acre·ft)
Catchment area	2,402 km^2 (927 sq mi)
Surface area	1.52 km^2 (376 acres)
Power station
Commission date	March 1954
Hydraulic head	26.3 m (86 ft)
Turbines	3 x 21.3 MW Kaplan-type
Installed capacity	63.9 MW

Uwada Dam is a gravity dam on the Tadami River 500 m (1,640 ft) downstream of Kaneyama in the Fukushima Prefecture of Japan. It was constructed between 1952 and 1954 for the purpose of hydroelectric power generation. It supplies a 63.9 MW power station with water.^[1]

See also

• Miyashita Dam – located downstream
• Honna Dam – located upstream

References

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