| Tsukabaru Dam | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan |
| Construction began | 1938 |
| Opening date | 1993 |
| Owner(s) | Kyushu Electric Power Co. Ltd |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Concrete gravity masonry |
| Impounds | Mimi River |
| Height | 87 metres (285 ft) |
| Length | 215 metres (705 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | 34,326,000 m3 |
| Total capacity | 19,555,000 m3 |
| Catchment area | 410.6 square kilometres (158.5 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 114 hectares (280 acres) |
| Power Station | |
| Operator(s) | Kyushu Electric Power Co. Ltd |
| Annual generation | 113,000 MWh |
Tsukabaru Dam (Japanese: 塚原ダム) is a concrete gravity dam built on the Mimi River for hydro-electric power generation in the Miyazaki Prefecture in Japan. The dam, built by the Kyushu Electric Power Co, Ltd. in 1938, was commissioned only in 1993. When built to a height of 87 m (285 ft) it was the highest gravity type dam in Japan, only to be surpassed later by the Kamishiba Dam raised in the uppermost reaches of the Mimi River.[1]
- ^ "Tsukabaru, Japan". Sustainablehydropower.org. Retrieved 20 July 2011.