Sarutani Dam

Sarutani Dam
LocationNara Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates34°10′46″N 135°44′29″E / 34.17944°N 135.74139°E / 34.17944; 135.74139
Construction began1950
Opening date1957
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsKumano River
Height74m
Length170m
Reservoir
Total capacity23300 thousand cubic meters
Catchment area214.9 sq. km
Surface area100 hectares

Sarutani Dam is a concrete gravity dam located in Nara prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for power production. The catchment area of the dam is 214.9 km2. The dam impounds about 100 ha of land when full and can store 23300 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started in 1950 and completed in 1957.[1][2] It impounds the Kumano River.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Sarutani Dam - Dams in Japan". Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  2. ^ TAKASU, Syuji; YOSHIDA, Hitoshi; YAMAGUCHI, Yoshikazu; SASAKI, Takashi; INAGAKI, Kenji. "Present state of measurement of earthquake motion and nation-wide networking of seismographs at dam sites in Japan". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Kobayashi, Yuzo (2022). "Study on PMP estimation for the flood risk evaluation of hydropower dams in consideration of the future climate change" (PDF).


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