Toga Dam

Dam in Omaki, Toyama Prefecture
36°28′28.49″N 137°01′21.04″E / 36.4745806°N 137.0225111°E / 36.4745806; 137.0225111PurposePowerStatusOperationalConstruction began1941Opening date1943Dam and spillwaysType of damGravityImpoundsTogagawa RiverHeight31 m (102 ft)Length70 m (230 ft)Dam volume21,000 m3 (27,000 cu yd)Spillway typeCrest overflow, two tainter gatesReservoirTotal capacity1,113,000 m3 (902 acre⋅ft)Active capacity923,000 m3 (748 acre⋅ft)Catchment area92.3 km2 (35.6 sq mi)Surface area140 m2 (0.035 acres)Normal elevation391 m (1,283 ft)Omaki Power StationCoordinates36°28′34″N 136°58′54″E / 36.47611°N 136.98167°E / 36.47611; 136.98167Operator(s)Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.Commission date18 May 1944Hydraulic head194.23 m (637.2 ft)Turbines2 x 8.8 MW Francis-typeInstalled capacity17.6 MW

The Toga Dam is a gravity dam on the Togagawa River (a tributary of the Shō River) near Omaki village about 11 km (6.8 mi) southeast of Shogawa in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It was constructed between 1941 and 1943. The dam diverts water to the 17.6 MW Omaki hydroelectric power station 4.3 km (2.7 mi) to the west on the Shō River. It was commissioned in 1944.[1]

See also

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  • Komaki Dam – downstream on the Shō River
  • Senzoku Dam – upstream

References

  1. ^ "Kansai Electric Power Omaki power plant" (in Japanese). Suiryoku. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
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