Takane Dam

Takane No.1 Dam (高根第一ダム, Takane Dai-ichi da-mu) is a concrete arch dam in the city of Takayama, in the Gifu Prefecture of Japan. It supports a 340 MW hydroelectric power station.[1]

Takane Dam
Official name	高根第一ダム
Location	Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
Coordinates	36.031959°N 137.493056°E / 36.031959; 137.493056
Construction began	1963
Opening date	1969
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Hida River
Height	133 m
Length	276.4 m
Reservoir
Creates	Lake Takane-Norikura
Total capacity	34,013,000 m³
Catchment area	159.8 km²
Surface area	117 hectares
Power Station
Installed capacity	340 MW

The dam is located in the upstream region of the Hida River, which is part of the Kiso River system. The dam was constructed exclusively for hydroelectric power generation and is managed by the Chubu Electric Power Company. It is the highest dam on the Hida River, with a height of 133 meters. The reservoir created by the dam also serves as pumped storage facility for the Takane Daiichi Power Station, and with a lower adjustment reservoir directly downstream created by the Takane No.2 Dam, forms the largest hydropower station in the Hida River basin with a maximum of 340,000 kilowatts of power generation.

References

1. "Hydropower & Dams in South and East Asia" (PDF). Hydropower and Dams. p. 9. Retrieved 3 October 2010.