Tagokura Dam

Tagokura Dam
Location	Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
Coordinates	37°18′38″N 139°17′13″E
Construction began	1953
Opening date	1959
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Tadami River
Height	145 metres (476 ft)
Length	462 metres (1,516 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	494,000,000 cubic metres (1.74×10^10 cu ft)
Catchment area	816.3 square kilometres (315.2 sq mi)
Surface area	995 hectares (2,460 acres)

Tagokura Dam (田子倉ダム) is a gravity dam, on the Tadami River in the Fukushima Prefecture of Japan. It is owned and operated by the Electric Power Development Company (J-Power). The lake which it impounds is known as Lake Tagokura.[1][2][3]

Statistics

The dam is 462 metres (1,516 ft) long and 145 metres (476 ft) high. It supplies a 380 MW hydroelectric power station that is also owned by J-Power.Lake Tagokura has a surface area of 995 hectares (2,460 acres) and a capacity of 494,000,000 cubic metres (1.74×10^10 cu ft). The catchment area is 816.3 square kilometres (315.2 sq mi).[1][3][4]

History

Construction of the dam started in 1953 and it was completed in 1959. In order to facilitate the movement of construction material, the existing railway from Aizu-Wakamatsu to Aizu-Miyashita was extended to Aizu-Kawaguchi, and a light railway was built from there to the construction site. After the dam was completed, the light railway was upgraded and extended to link to an existing line at Oshirakawa, thus creating today's Tadami Line.[1][3][4][5]

The lake upstream of the dam

The powerplant downstream of the dam

See also

• Otori Dam – located upstream
• Tadami Dam – located downstream

References

1. "Hydropower & Dams in South and East Asia" (PDF). Hydropower and Dams. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
2. "Lake Tagokura" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
3. "Tagokura Dam". structurae.net. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
4. "Tagokura Dam". Japan Dam Foundation. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
5. "Tadami Line User Manual" (PDF). Union Workshop. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.