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Minamikawa Dam

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Official name
  
南川ダム

Owner(s)
  
Miyagi Prefecture

Height
  
46.0 meters

Opening date
  
1987

Type of dam
  
Concrete Gravity Dam

Construction began
  
1975

Minamikawa Dam

Location
  
Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

Similar
  
Miyatoko Dam, Nanatsumorikohan Park, Nanakita Dam, Tachiwamizube Park, Kamafusa Dam

Minamikawa Dam (Japanese: 南川ダム) is a dam in the town of Taiwa, Kurokawa District Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, completed in 1987 by Kumagai. The dam supports a 220 KW hydroelectric power station.

Design

Minamikawa Dam is a hollow-core concrete gravity dam intended for flood control, irrigation water and hydroelectric power. The dam is accompanied by a 19.6 meter high saddle dam to increase its water level.

References

Minamikawa Dam Wikipedia