Yanaizu Dam

Yanaizu Dam
Location of Yanaizu Dam in Japan
Country	Japan
Location	Yanaizu
Coordinates	37°31′08″N 139°42′24″E / 37.51889°N 139.70667°ECoordinates: 37°31′08″N 139°42′24″E / 37.51889°N 139.70667°E
Construction began	1952
Opening date	1953
Owner(s)	Tohoku Electric Power
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Tadami River
Height	34 m (112 ft)
Length	216 m (709 ft)
Dam volume	34,000 m^3 (44,470 cu yd)
Spillway type	5 x roller gate
Reservoir
Total capacity	23,938,000 m^3 (19,407 acre·ft)
Active capacity	5,801,000 m^3 (4,703 acre·ft)
Catchment area	2,700 km^2 (1,042 sq mi)
Surface area	2 km^2 (1 sq mi)
Power station
Commission date	August 1953
Hydraulic head	25 m (82 ft)
Turbines	3 x 25 MW Kaplan-type
Installed capacity	75 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]

See also

• Katakado Dam – located downstream
• Miyashita Dam – located upstream

References

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