Tominaga Dam Explained

Tominaga Dam
Location:Toyone, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Dam Length:337 m
Dam Height:32.5 m
Construction Began:1973
Opening:1980
Res Capacity Total:1,051,000 m3
Res Catchment:0.43 km2
Res Surface:11 hectares
Coordinates:35.1997°N 137.4586°W

Tominaga Dam (富永ダム) is a dam in the city of Toyota in the Aichi Prefecture of Japan. It is a concrete Gravity dam that stands at a height of approximately 107abbr=offNaNabbr=off and generates power for Chubu Electric Power.

History

After the Second World War, Chubu Electric Power, which had been expanding its power supply facilities, made plans to construct their fourth large-scale pumped-storage hydroelectric plant in the Yahagi River system following the Hatanagi, Takane, and Mazegawa dams.