Nagawado Dam
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| Coordinates | 36 ° 7 '57 " N , 137 ° 43' 5" E | ||||||
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| Lock type: | Arch dam | ||||||
| Construction time: | -1969 | ||||||
| Height of the barrier structure : | 155 m | ||||||
| Building volume: | 0.66 million m³ | ||||||
| Crown length: | 355.5 m | ||||||
| Power plant output: | 623 MW | ||||||
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| Water surface | 2.74 km² | ||||||
| Storage space | 123 million m³ | ||||||
| Catchment area | 380.5 km² | ||||||
The Nagawado Dam ( Japanese 奈川 渡 ダ ム ~ damu ) is a dam in Matsumoto , Nagano Prefecture , Japan . It is located on the former municipal boundary between the villages of Azumi and Nagawa, which were incorporated into Matsumoto in 2005 .
The Azusa river (upper reaches of the Sai, which is part of the Shinano river system ) is dammed up by a 155 m high arch dam to form a reservoir with a capacity of 123 million cubic meters and an area of 2.74 square kilometers. A hydropower plant generates electricity with an output of 623 megawatts.
See also
- List of the largest dams on earth
- List of the largest reservoirs on earth
- List of the largest hydroelectric plants in the world
- List of dams in the world
Web links
Commons : Nagawado Arch Dam - collection of images, videos and audio files
- 奈川 渡 ダ ム . 日本 ダ ム 協会(Japan Dam Foundation), 2004,accessed November 7, 2012(Japanese).