Miyashita Dam

Miyashita Dam
Location of Miyashita Dam
Country	Japan
Location	Mishima
Coordinates	37°27′46″N 139°37′45″E / 37.46278°N 139.62917°E / 37.46278; 139.62917Coordinates: 37°27′46″N 139°37′45″E / 37.46278°N 139.62917°E / 37.46278; 139.62917
Construction began	1941
Opening date	1946
Owner(s)	Tohoku Electric Power
Dam and spillways
Height	53 m (174 ft)
Length	168 m (551 ft)
Volume	152,000 m3 (198,808 cu yd)
Impounds	Tadami River
Type of spillway	Tainter gates
Reservoir
Capacity	20,500,000 m3 (16,620 acre·ft)
Active capacity	4,056,000 m3 (3,288 acre·ft)
Catchment area	2,467 km2 (953 sq mi)
Power station
Commission date	December 1946
Hydraulic head	34.75 m (114 ft)
Turbines	5 x 18.8 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity	94 MW

Miyashita Dam is a gravity dam on the Tadami River 2 km (1 mi) upstream of Mishima in the Fukushima Prefecture of Japan. It was constructed between 1941 and 1946 for the purpose of hydroelectric power generation. It supplies a 94 MW power station with water.^[1]

See also

• Yanaizu Dam – located downstream
• Uwada Dam – located upstream

References

1. ^ "Tohoku Electric Power Plant Miyasita" (in Japanese). Suiryoku. http://www.suiryoku.com/gallery/fukusima/miyasita/miyasita.html. Retrieved 27 August 2011.