Miyashita Dam

Miyashita Dam
Location of Miyashita Dam in Japan
Country	Japan
Location	Mishima
Coordinates	37°27′46″N 139°37′45″E
Construction began	1941
Opening date	1946
Owner(s)	Tohoku Electric Power
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Tadami River
Height	53 m (174 ft)
Length	168 m (551 ft)
Dam volume	152,000 m^3 (198,808 cu yd)
Spillway type	Tainter gates
Reservoir
Total capacity	20,500,000 m^3 (16,620 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity	4,056,000 m^3 (3,288 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area	2,467 km^2 (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. Retrieved 27 August 2011.