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.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arch dam
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concrete dam ⓘ hydroelectric dam ⓘ |
| accessVia |
Kurobe Cable Car
NERFINISHED
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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
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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
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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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