Narude Dam

Narude Dam
File:Narude Dam.jpg Downstream face
Location of Narude Dam in Japan
Country	Japan
Location	Toyama/Gifu Prefecture
Coordinates
Purpose	Power
Status	Operational
Construction began	1950
Opening date	1952
Owner(s)	Kansai Electric Power Company
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gravity
Impounds	Shō River
Height	53.2 m (175 ft)
Length	190 m (620 ft)
Dam volume	103,000 m3 (135,000 cu yd)
Spillway type	Crest overflow, 8 tainter gates
Reservoir
Total capacity	9,709,000 m3 (7,871 acre·ft)
Active capacity	3,186,000 m3 (2,583 acre·ft)
Catchment area	762.3 km2 (294.3 sq mi)
Surface area	.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Normal elevation	391.6 m (1,285 ft)
Power station
Operator(s)	Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
Commission date	Original: 27 November 1951 New: 20 March 1975
Hydraulic head	Original: 53 m (174 ft) New: 52.95 m (173.7 ft)
Turbines	Original: 2 x 18.5 MW Francis-type New: 1 x 60 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity	97 MW

The Narude Dam is a gravity dam on the Shō River about 22 km (14 mi) south of Nanto on the border of Toyama and Gifu Prefectures, Japan. It was constructed between 1950 and 1952. The dam has an associated 97 MW hydroelectric power station which was built in two parts. The first part of the power station (37 MW) was commissioned in 1951 and the second part of the power station (60 MW) was commissioned in 1975. Of the nine dams on the Shō River it is the sixth furthest downstream.

See also

• Akao Dam – downstream
• Tsubawara Dam – upstream