Kanayama Dam

Coordinates: 43°07′47.0″N 142°26′35.1″E / 43.129722°N 142.443083°E / 43.129722; 142.443083
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Kanayama Dam
LocationHokkaidō, Japan.
Coordinates43°07′47.0″N 142°26′35.1″E / 43.129722°N 142.443083°E / 43.129722; 142.443083
Construction began1959
Opening date1967
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsSorachi River
Height57.3 m
Length288.5 m
Reservoir
Total capacity150,450,000 m3
Catchment area470.0 km2
Surface area920 hectares

The Kanayama Dam (金山ダム) is the only Hollow Concrete Gravity dam in Hokkaidō, Japan.[1] The dam was constructed for the purposes of flood control and water use (irrigation, water supply, and hydro electric power generation).[2] The dam produces anywhere from 12,000 kW to 25,000 kW of hydro electric power.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "金山ダム[北海道] - ダム便覧". damnet.or.jp. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  2. ^ "金山ダム管理支所". www.sp.hkd.mlit.go.jp. Archived from the original on 2017-03-20. Retrieved 2017-03-18.