Tainaigawa Dam (胎内川ダム) is a dam in Tainai, Niigata, Japan, completed in 1976.[1] It is a gravity-type concrete dam aiming for flood control and unspecified water intake. It is 93 meters in height.
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| Tainaigawa Dam | |
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| Location | Tainai, Niigata, Japan |
| Coordinates | 37°57′38″N 139°32′12″E |
| Construction began | 1967 |
| Opening date | 1976 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | concrete gravity dam |
| Impounds | Tainai River |
| Height | 93.0 meters |
| Length | 215.0 meters |
| Dam volume | 17,100,000 M3 |
| Reservoir | |
| Catchment area | 72.2 km2 |
| Surface area | 68 ha |
| Power Station | |
| Annual generation | 2000 KW |
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The small and medium river refurbishment project was started in 1949 on the Tessouchi River flowing through Wessai City. As a result, levees capable of withstanding a flood of 700 cubic meters per second. However, the levees were broke due to flood damage in July, 1966. As a result, dam construction began.
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