Sameura Dam
{{Infobox dam
| name = Sameura Dam
| name_official = Sameura Dam
| image_caption = Sameura Dam
| coordinates = {{coord|33.756933|133.550125|display=inline}}
| country = Japan
| location =Motoyama and Tosa, Kōchi, Japan
| construction_began =1963
| opening =1975
| operator = Japan Water Agency
| dam_crosses = Yoshino River
| dam_length = 400 m
| res_name = Lake Sameura
| res_capacity_total = 316 ML
| res_catchment = 472 km{{sup|2}}
| res_surface = 750 ha
| plant_capacity = 42 MW
| image = Sameura Dam.jpg
| dam_height = 106 m
}}
The Sameura Dam (早明浦ダム Sameura-damu) is a dam on the Yoshino River on the island of Shikoku, Japan, completed in 1975.{{Cite web|url=http://visitkochijapan.com/things_to_do/tourist_attractions/sameura_dam.html|title=Visit Kochi Japan│The blessings of nature|website=Visit Kochi Japan|language=en|access-date=2017-02-10}} It has the largest storage capacity in Shikoku. The dam holds back a reservoir, named Lake Sameura (さめうら湖 Sameura-ko)
The dam is used for flood control, a source of irrigation, and provides tap water to surrounding areas. It also produces electricity using hydropower. The plant can generate 42 MW.
1994 Grumman A-6 Intruder Incident
- On October 14, 1994, a US Navy training plane, the Grumman A-6 Intruder, crashed near the reservoir.{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident 14-OCT-1994 Grumman A-6E Intruder 162188 |url=https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=57176 |access-date=2017-02-10 |website=aviation-safety.net}} The A-6 Intruder took off from NAF Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture, and was headed towards MCAS Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The plane crashed on a low-level flight following a river when it got to a bend and couldn't get out. The wing sliced into the water upon a reverse. Both pilots, Lt. Eric A. Hamm and B/N John J. Dunne, Jr., were killed in the crash.
Water Supply Crisis of 2005
- The Sameura Dam supplies water to Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture and Tokushima Prefecture. In 2005, because of little rainfall and a series of dry spells from April to June, the Shikoku Region was hit by a very serious drought and Lake Sameura dried up twice.{{cite web|url=http://www.narbo.jp/data/02_ar/materials/ar_rbo_jwa_2005.pdf|access-date=27 April 2023|website=narbo.jp|title= Annual Report of Japan Water Agency (JWA) 2005}} Luckily, they could get over this crisis thanks to the heavy rain brought Typhoon Nabi.
References
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Category:Dams in Kōchi Prefecture