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Miyashita Dam

Coordinates: 37°27′46″N 139°37′45″E / 37.46278°N 139.62917°E / 37.46278; 139.62917
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Miyashita Dam
Miyashita Dam is located in Japan
Miyashita Dam
Location of Miyashita Dam in Japan
CountryJapan
LocationMishima
Coordinates37°27′46″N 139°37′45″E / 37.46278°N 139.62917°E / 37.46278; 139.62917
Construction began1941
Opening date1946
Owner(s)Tohoku Electric Power
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsTadami River
Height53 m (174 ft)
Length168 m (551 ft)
Dam volume152,000 m3 (198,808 cu yd)
Spillway typeTainter gates
Reservoir
Total capacity20,500,000 m3 (16,620 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity4,056,000 m3 (3,288 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area2,467 km2 (953 sq mi)
Power Station
Commission dateDecember 1946
Hydraulic head34.75 m (114 ft)
Turbines5 x 18.8 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity94 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]

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  1. ^ "Tohoku Electric Power Plant Miyasita" (in Japanese). Suiryoku. Retrieved 27 August 2011.