Takami Dam is a dam in Hokkaidō , Japan . It has an electrical generation output of 200MW.
4-577: The dam was constructed to control flooding of the Shizunai River and also to generate electricity. It was constructed by Kajima , Aoki Corporation , and Chizaki Kogyo Construction. It was completed in 1983. Power generation commenced in July 1983. A second power generation unit was completed in April 1993. The dam is approximately 120 metres high and 435 metres long. The electrical generation output
8-774: Is 200MW. Power is supplied to the Hokkaido Electric Power Company . Shizunai River Shizunai River ( 静内川 , Shizunai-gawa ) is a river in Shinhidaka , Hokkaidō , Japan . The Shizunai River drains from the Hidaka Mountains into the Pacific Ocean . The Shizunai River was known as Shibuchari and Shibechari . This name was derived from Shipe-ichan , meaning "a salmon spawning place" in Ainu . The name Shizunai
12-749: Is derived from the Ainu language and has three possible sources: The Shizunai River flows generally southwest from its headwaters in the Hidaka mountains at the confluence of the Koikakushushibichari and Koibokushushibichari rivers. It flows into Lake Takami ( 高見湖 , Takami-ko ) , a reservoir created by the Takami Dam . Past the dam, the Shizunai river flows into Shizunai Flood Control Reservoir ( 静内調整池 , Shizunai Chōseichi ) . Past
16-635: The Shizunai Dam, the river encounters Futa Dam before leaving the mountains for the flood plain. The river flows past the outlying communities of Shizunai before entering the Pacific Ocean just northwest of Shizunai harbor. The Shizunai River was designated as a wildlife protection area in 1965. Whooper swans overwinter on the Shizunai River. The Shizunai River basin was the home of the Ainu leader who led Shakushain's revolt against
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