Shimohara Dam | |
Name Official: | 下原ダム |
Dam Crosses: | Hida River |
Location: | Gero, Gufu, Japan. |
Dam Length: | 102.5 meters |
Dam Height: | 23 meters |
Construction Began: | 1933 |
Opening: | 1938 |
Res Capacity Total: | 2,936,000 m3 |
Res Catchment: | 1,147.0 km2 |
Res Surface: | 35 hectares |
Coordinates: | 35.7069°N 137.1825°W |
Plant Capacity: | 22.0 MW |
is a dam in the city of Gero, Gifu Prefecture, Japan on the middle reaches of the Hida River, which is part of the Kiso River system. The dam is a concrete gravity dam with a height of 23.0 meters. It was completed in 1938 by the Toho Electric Power Company as part of the pre-war Hida River Development Project and was taken over by the Chubu Electric Power Company from 1951. The dam was constructed exclusively for hydroelectric power generation and generates a maximum of 22,000 kilowatts at the Shimohara Power Station downstream of the dam. The dam is located with the borders of the Hida-Kisogawa Quasi-National Park.