Isawa Dam Explained

Isawa Dam
Dam Crosses:Isawa River
Location:Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Dam Type:Embankment, rock-fill
Dam Length:723m (2,372feet)
Dam Height:132m (433feet)
Plant Hydraulic Head:100.7- (effective)
Dam Volume:13500000m2
Construction Began:1983
Opening:2013
Purpose:Flood control, power, irrigation
Res Capacity Total:143000000m2
Res Capacity Active:132000000m2
Res Catchment:185km2
Res Surface:440ha
Plant Turbines:1 × 10.7 MW, 1 × 3.5 MW, 1 × 1.5 MW Francis-type
Plant Capacity:15.7 MW[1]
Plant Commission:2014
Location Map:Japan
Coordinates:39.1133°N 140.9036°W

is an embankment dam on the Isawa River in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.[2] It was constructed between 1983 and 2013. Its reservoir, which submerged the smaller Ishibuchi Dam upstream, was full in May 2013.[3] The dam's 15.7 MW power station was expected to be operational in July 2014.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Isawa first power plant Isawa third power plant . J-Power . 6 June 2013 . Japanese . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20120620214303/https://www.pref.iwate.jp/download.rbz?cmd=50&cd=39286&tg=3 . 20 June 2012 .
  2. Web site: Hydropower & Dams in South and East Asia. Hydropower and Dams. 3 October 2010. 10. https://web.archive.org/web/20170902183950/http://www.hydropower-dams.com/d/d_S%26East_Asia_Map.pdf. 2 September 2017. dead.
  3. Web site: Isawa Dam surcharge water level reached!. Back King. 6 June 2013. Japanese.