Kurobe Dam

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Kurobe Dam is a major hydroelectric dam in Japan’s Northern Alps, renowned for its impressive scale, scenic mountain setting, and status as a key sightseeing highlight along the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arch dam
concrete dam
hydroelectric dam
accessVia Kurobe Cable Car NERFINISHED
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route buses
casualtiesDuringConstruction over 100 workers
climate heavy snowfall area
completionDate 1963
constructionDifficulty very high
constructionMethod concrete arch design
constructionStartDate 1956
constructionWorkers thousands
country Japan
crestElevation 1,454 m above sea level
crosses Kurobe River NERFINISHED
designedBy Kansai Electric Power Company engineers
floodControlFunction limited
hasBoatCruise yes
hasBusAccess yes
hasSpillway yes
hasTunnel Kanden Tunnel NERFINISHED
hasViewingDeck yes
height 186 m
installedCapacity about 335 MW
length 492 m
locatedIn Chūbu region NERFINISHED
Hida Mountains NERFINISHED
Japanese Northern Alps NERFINISHED
Kurobe Gorge NERFINISHED
Toyama Prefecture NERFINISHED
locatedInProtectedArea Chūbu-Sangaku National Park NERFINISHED
material concrete
nearestCity Tateyama, Toyama NERFINISHED
notableFor large-scale hydroelectric development in postwar Japan
massive water discharge in summer
scenic mountain setting
openingDate 1963
operator Kansai Electric Power Company NERFINISHED
ownedBy Kansai Electric Power Company NERFINISHED
partOf Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route NERFINISHED
primaryPurpose power generation
publicOpeningSeason typically late April to November
regionServed Kansai region NERFINISHED
reservoirCapacityTotal about 200,000,000 m³
reservoirName Lake Kurobe NERFINISHED
reservoirSurfaceArea about 3.5 km²
touristAttraction true

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