Miboro Dam

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{{Expand Japanese|topic=tech|date=December 2008|御母衣ダム}}

{{Infobox dam

| name = Miboro Dam

| image =Miboro Dam.jpg

| image_caption =

| name_official =

| location = Shirakawa, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.

| purpose = Power

| status = O

| construction_began = 1957

| opening = 1961

| demolished =

| cost =

| owner =

| dam_type = Embankment, rock-fill

| dam_height = {{Convert|131|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| dam_height_thalweg =

| dam_height_foundation=

| dam_length = {{Convert|405|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| dam_width_crest = {{Convert|12|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| dam_width_base = {{Convert|560|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| dam_volume = {{Convert|7950000|m3|cuyd|abbr=on}}

| dam_elevation_crest ={{Convert|766|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| dam_crosses = Shō River

| spillway_count = 3

| spillway_type = 1 x roller gate, 1 x drum gate, lower discharge tunnel

| spillway_capacity =

| res_name =

| res_capacity_total = {{Convert|370000000|m3|acre.ft|abbr=on}}

| res_capacity_active ={{Convert|330000000|m3|acre.ft|abbr=on}}

| res_capacity_inactive=

| res_catchment = {{Convert|442.8|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}

| res_surface = {{Convert|8.8|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}

| res_elevation ={{Convert|760|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| res_max_depth =

| res_max_length =

| res_max_width =

| plant_hydraulic_head = {{Convert|192.1|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| res_tidal_range =

| plant_operator = Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.

| plant_commission = January/May 1961

| plant_decommission =

| plant_type =

| plant_turbines = 2 x 128 MW Francis-type

| plant_capacity = 256 MW

| plant_annual_gen =

| website =

| extra =

}}

{{nihongo|Miboro Dam|御母衣ダム|Miboro damu}} is a dam on the Shō River in Shirakawa, in Gifu Prefecture Japan. It supports a 256 MW hydroelectric power station. Of the nine dams on the Shō River, it is the furthest upstream.{{cite web|title=Hydropower & Dams in South and East Asia|url=http://www.hydropower-dams.com/d/d_S&East_Asia_Map.pdf|publisher=Hydropower and Dams|accessdate=3 October 2010|page=9|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902183950/http://www.hydropower-dams.com/d/d_S%26East_Asia_Map.pdf|archive-date=2 September 2017|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Kansai Electric Power Miboro power plant|url=http://www.suiryoku.com/gallery/gifu/miboro/miboro.html|publisher=Suiryoku|accessdate=28 July 2013|language=Japanese}}

The dam flooded several villages and shrines, submerging them completely, two cherry trees were taken from one of the submerged shrines and placed in Shirakawa-go where it is said that each petal represents a memory from someone who lived in the villages before they were flooded.{{cite web|title=Miboro Dam Japan Tourist Information|accessdate=24 Aug 2014|url=http://www.touristlink.com/japan/miboro-dam/overview.html}}

Over 200+ houses were to be submerged, including Minka houses, and about 1,200 people were forced to relocate, so the residents of the planned submerged area violently opposed the dam construction plan. In 1961, all structures were submerged and the dam was completed.

File:Miboro Dam and lake.jpg