Takami Dam

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| dam_crosses = Shizunai River

| res_name = Takami Lake

| location = Hokkaidō, Japan

| dam_length = 435 metres

| dam_height = 120 metres

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| opening = 1983

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Takami Dam is a dam in Hokkaidō, Japan. It has an electrical generation output of 200MW.

History

The dam was constructed to control flooding of the Shizunai River and also to generate electricity.{{cite web |title=Case Study 11-01: Benefits due to Power Generation – Integrated Hidaka Development, Japan |url=https://www.ieahydro.org/media/35280bc7/Annex_VIII_CaseStudy1101_HidakaRiver_Japan.pdf |publisher=New Energy Foundation |date=2006}} It was constructed by Kajima, Aoki Corporation, and Chizaki Kogyo Construction. It was completed in 1983.{{cite web |title=Register of Dams (More than 30 m height) |url=http://jcold.or.jp/cm/wp-content/uploads/asset/e/dam/pdf/wrdjp30m2009_JCOLD.pdf |publisher=Japan Commission on Large Dams |date=2012}} Power generation commenced in July 1983. A second power generation unit was completed in April 1993.

Characteristics

The dam is approximately 120 metres high and 435 metres long.

The electrical generation output is 200MW. Power is supplied to the Hokkaido Electric Power Company.{{cite book |title=Electricity Review Japan |date=March 2007 |publisher=The Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan |page=15 |url=https://www.fepc.or.jp/english/library/electricity_eview_japan/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2008/09/11/2007l.pdf}}

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