Official name 早池峰ダム Opening date 2000 Height 74 m | Impounds Hienuki River Construction began 1982 | |
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Similar Mount Hayachine, Tase Dam, Toyosawa Dam, Gosho Dam, Ishibuchi Dam | ||
hayachine dam
The Hayachine Dam (早池峰ダム, Hayachine damu) is a dam on the Hienuki River, a branch of the Kitakami River, located in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan.
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History
Hayachine Dam is one a series of five multipurpose dams built directly on the Kitakami River and its major tributaries, starting with the Tase Dam in 1941. The dam was intended to provide industrial and drinking water for the growing city of Hanamaki, as well as irrigation water, flood control and hydroelectric power. The dam was completed by the Kajima Corporation in 2000.
Design
The Hayachine Dam is a concrete gravity arch dam. The associated hydroelectric power plant has an installed capacity of 3000 KW.
References
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