Shimajigawa Dam
Shimajigawa Dam | |
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Location of Shimajigawa Dam in Japan | |
Country | Japan |
Location | Shūnan, Yamaguchi |
Coordinates | 34°10′13″N 131°46′31″E / 34.17028°N 131.77528°ECoordinates: 34°10′13″N 131°46′31″E / 34.17028°N 131.77528°E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1978 |
Opening date | 1980 |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Concrete gravity |
Impounds | |
Height | 89 m (292 ft) |
Length | 240 m (787 ft) |
Dam volume | 317,000 m3 (414,620 cu yd) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | |
Total capacity | 20,600,000 m3 (16,701 acre⋅ft) |
Active capacity | 19,600,000 m3 (15,890 acre⋅ft) |
Catchment area | 32 km2 (12 sq mi) |
Surface area | 80 ha (198 acres) |
The Shimajigawa Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Shimaji River 13 km (8 mi) north of Shūnan in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The dam was completed in 1980 and was the first dam to be completely constructed with the roller-compacted concrete method.[1]
References[]
- ^ Berga, L., ed. (2003). Roller compacted concrete dams : proceedings of the IV International Symposium on Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) Dams, 17-19 November 2003, Madrid, Spain. Rotterdam [u.a.]: Balkema. p. 27. ISBN 90-5809-564-9.
Categories:
- Dams in Yamaguchi Prefecture
- Gravity dams
- Dams completed in 1980
- Roller-compacted concrete dams
- Shūnan, Yamaguchi