Tagokura Dam Explained

Tagokura Dam
Dam Crosses:	Tadami River
Location:	Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
Construction Began:	1953
Opening:	1959
Coordinates:	37.3106°N 139.2869°W

Tagokura Dam (田子倉ダム) is a gravity dam, on the Tadami River in the Fukushima Prefecture of Japan. It is owned and operated by the Electric Power Development Company (J-Power). The lake which it impounds is known as Lake Tagokura.^{[1] [2] [3]}

The dam is long and high. It supplies a 380 MW hydroelectric power station that is also owned by J-Power.Lake Tagokura has a surface area of and a capacity of . The catchment area is .^{[1] [3] [4]}

Construction of the dam started in 1953 and it was completed in 1959. In order to facilitate the movement of construction material, the existing railway from to was extended to, and a light railway was built from there to the construction site. After the dam was completed, the light railway was upgraded and extended to link to an existing line at, thus creating today's Tadami Line.^{[1] [3] [4] [5]}

See also

• Tadami Dam – located downstream
• Otori Dam – located upstream

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hydropower & Dams in South and East Asia . Hydropower and Dams . 6 July 2022 . 2 September 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170902183950/http://www.hydropower-dams.com/d/d_S&East_Asia_Map.pdf . 9.
2. Google Maps . Lake Tagokura . 6 July 2022 .
3. Web site: Tagokura Dam . structurae.net . 6 July 2022 . 7 July 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220707110133/https://structurae.net/en/structures/tagokura-dam.
4. Web site: Tagokura Dam . Japan Dam Foundation . 6 July 2022 . 7 July 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220707110738/http://damnet.or.jp/cgi-bin/binranA/enAll.cgi?db4=0494.
5. Web site: Tadami Line User Manual . Union Workshop . 5 July 2022 . 7 July 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220707105850/https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/1267502/manuals/UnionWorkShop_-_Tadami_Line_User_Manual_-_EN.pdf?t=1595595594.