Fujiwara Dam

Fujiwara Dam
Location of Fujiwara Dam in Japan
Country	Japan
Location	Minakami
Coordinates	36°48′16″N 139°02′12″E
Status	Operational
Construction began	1951
Opening date	1957
Owner(s)	TEPCO
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Concrete gravity
Impounds	Tone River
Height	95 m (312 ft)
Length	230 m (755 ft)
Dam volume	415,000 m^3 (542,800 cu yd)
Reservoir
Total capacity	52,490,000 m^3 (42,554 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity	35,890,000 m^3 (29,096 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area	401 km^2 (155 sq mi)
Surface area	1.69 km^2 (1 sq mi)
Normal elevation	651 m (2,136 ft)
Power Station
Commission date	1956
Hydraulic head	92 m (302 ft)
Turbines	1 x 23 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity	23 MW

Fujiwara Dam (藤原ダム) is a gravity dam on the Tone River in Gunma Prefecture of Japan. It is located 14 km (9 mi) north of Minakami. It was constructed between 1951 and 1957. The dam itself supports a single Francis turbine hydroelectric generator with a 23 MW capacity which was commissioned in 1957. The reservoir created by the dam serves as the lower reservoir for the 1,200 Tamahara Pumped Storage Power Station which was commissioned in 1986. The dam is 95 m (312 ft) high and withholds a reservoir with a 52,490,000 m^3 (42,554 acre⋅ft) storage capacity.[1][2]

See also

• List of power stations in Japan
• List of pumped-storage hydroelectric power stations

References

1. "Tokyo Electric Power Co. power plant Fujiwara" (in Japanese). Suiryoku. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
2. "Tokyo Electric Power Co. power plant Tamahara" (in Japanese). Suiryoku. Retrieved 17 February 2012.