Kurobe Dam

Kurobe dam
Kurobe dam
	Orifice floodgates open
	Location of Kurobe dam in Japan
Official name	黒部ダム
Location	Toyama Prefecture
Coordinates	36°33′59″N 137°39′41″E / 36.56639°N 137.66139°E
Purpose	Power, water supply
Status	Operational
Construction began	1956
Opening date	1963
Construction cost	¥51.3 billion $142.5 million (1963)
Operator(s)	Kansai Electric Power Company
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Arch, variable-radius (dome)
Impounds	Kurobe River
Height	186 m (610 ft)
Length	492 m (1,614 ft)
Width (crest)	8.1 m (27 ft)
Width (base)	39.7 m (130 ft)
Dam volume	1,582,845 m3 (2,070,283 cu yd)
Spillway type	Service, uncontrolled overflow
Spillway capacity	906 m3/s (32,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Creates	Kurobe Lake
Total capacity	199,285,175 m3 (161,563.121 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area	188.5 km2 (72.8 sq mi)
Surface area	3.49 km2 (1.35 sq mi)
Power Station
Operator(s)	Kansai Electric Power Company (KEPCO)
Commission date	1961–1973
Type	Conventional
Turbines	4 x Pelton-type
Installed capacity	335 MW
Annual generation	1 billion kWh
	Website; http://www.kurobe-dam.com/

The Kurobe Dam (黒部ダム), or Kuroyon Dam (黒四ダム), is a 186 m (610 ft) high variable-radius arch dam located on the Kurobe River in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The tallest dam in Japan,^[1] it supports the 335 MW Kurobe No. 4 Hydropower Plant and is owned by Kansai Electric Power Company. It was constructed between 1956 and 1963 at a cost of 51.3 billion yen. The project had taken the lives of 171 people by its completion.^[2]

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[2] "Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route". www.alpen-route.com. Retrieved 2024-05-31.

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