Uwada Dam is a
gravity dam
A gravity dam is a dam constructed from concrete or stone masonry and designed to hold back water by using only the weight of the material and its resistance against the foundation to oppose the horizontal pressure of water pushing against it. ...
on the
Tadami River downstream of
Kaneyama in the
Fukushima Prefecture
Fukushima Prefecture (; ja, 福島県, Fukushima-ken, ) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Fukushima Prefecture has a population of 1,810,286 () and has a geographic area of . Fukushima Prefecture borders Miya ...
of
Japan
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. It was constructed between 1952 and 1954 for the purpose of
hydroelectric
Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined and ...
power generation. It supplies a 63.9 MW power station with water.
See also
*
Miyashita Dam
Miyashita Dam is a gravity dam on the Tadami River upstream of Mishima in the Fukushima Prefecture of Japan. It was constructed between 1941 and 1946 for the purpose of hydroelectric power generation. It supplies a 94 MW power station with wa ...
– located downstream
*
Honna Dam
is a gravity dam on the Tadami River in Kaneyama, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It was constructed between 1952 and 1954 for the purpose of hydroelectric power generation. It supplies a 78 MW power station with water.
See also
*Uwada Dam
...
– located upstream
References
Dams in Fukushima Prefecture
Hydroelectric power stations in Japan
Dams completed in 1954
Dams on the Tadami River
Gravity dams
Energy infrastructure completed in 1954
1954 establishments in Japan
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