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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Kurobe Dam canonical 6
Kurobe No. 4 Dam 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arch dam
concrete dam
hydroelectric dam
accessVia Kurobe Cable Car
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
designedBy Kansai Electric Power Company engineers
floodControlFunction limited
hasBoatCruise yes
hasBusAccess yes
hasSpillway yes
hasTunnel Kanden Tunnel
hasViewingDeck yes
height 186 m
installedCapacity about 335 MW
length 492 m
locatedIn Chūbu region
Hida Mountains
Japanese Northern Alps
linked to: Japanese Alps

Kurobe Gorge
Toyama Prefecture NERFINISHED
locatedInProtectedArea Chūbu-Sangaku National Park
material concrete
nearestCity Tateyama, Toyama
linked to: Tateyama
notableFor large-scale hydroelectric development in postwar Japan
massive water discharge in summer
scenic mountain setting
openingDate 1963
operator Kansai Electric Power Company
ownedBy Kansai Electric Power Company
partOf Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
primaryPurpose power generation
publicOpeningSeason typically late April to November
regionServed Kansai region
reservoirCapacityTotal about 200,000,000 m³
reservoirName Lake Kurobe
reservoirSurfaceArea about 3.5 km²
touristAttraction true

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Toyama Prefecture hasDam Kurobe Dam
Mount Tate hasNearbyDam Kurobe Dam
Kurobe Gorge near Kurobe Dam
Kurobe River hasHydroelectricPlant Kurobe No. 4 Dam
linked to: Kurobe Dam