Naruko Dam
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Naruko Dam | |
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![]() Naruko Dam | |
Official name | 鳴子ダム |
Location | Ōsaki, Miyagi, Japan |
Coordinates | 38°45′16″N 140°42′18″E / 38.75444°N 140.70500°E |
Construction began | 1951 |
Opening date | 1958 |
Owner(s) | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Concrete Gravity Arch Dam |
Impounds | Eaigawa |
Height | 94.5 meters |
Length | 215.0 meters |
Dam volume | 180,000 cubic meters |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Lake Arao |
Total capacity | 50,000,000 cubic meters |
Catchment area | 210.1 square kilometers |
Surface area | 210.0 hectares |
Power Station | |
Installed capacity | 18,700 KW |
Naruko Dam (Japanese: 鳴子ダム) is a concrete gravity-arch dam in the city of Ōsaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, completed in 1958 by Kajima Corporation.[1] The dam is located on the Eaigawa, the former main course of the Kitakami River.
Design
Naruko Dam is the first purely Japanese concrete gravity dam, and the third concrete gravity arch dam to be completed in Japan. Construction took a seven-year period, between 1951 and 1958. The dam is intended for flood control, irrigation water and hydroelectric power.
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