Tadami Dam
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Tadami Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam
on the Tadami River
near Tadami
in Fukushima Prefecture
, Japan
. It was constructed between 1981 and 1989 for the purposes of hydroelectric power generation and controlling the outflows of the Tagokura Dam
. It supports a 65 MW power station.
Embankment dam
An embankment dam is a massive artificial water barrier. It is typically created by the emplacement and compaction of a complex semi-plastic mound of various compositions of soil, sand, clay and/or rock. It has a semi-permanent waterproof natural covering for its surface, and a dense, waterproof...
on the Tadami River
Tadami River
The is a major tributary of the Agano River in Japan. Its basin covers and its main stem is extensively regulated and developed for hydroelectric power...
near Tadami
Tadami, Fukushima
is a town located in Minamiaizu District, Fukushima, Japan. It is famous locally for its own Snow Festival, where huge sculptures and replicas of monuments are cut out of Tadami's abundant snow....
in Fukushima Prefecture
Fukushima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Fukushima.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Fukushima prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It was constructed between 1981 and 1989 for the purposes of hydroelectric power generation and controlling the outflows of the Tagokura Dam
Tagokura Dam
Tagokura Dam is a gravity dam on the Tadami River in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. The dam supports a 380 MW hydroelectric power station....
. It supports a 65 MW power station.