Dam in Aichi Prefecture

1231-Kuroda Dam

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Dam in Aichi Prefecture
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Location: Kuroda-cho, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture

View of the levee from downstream

First of all, the approach is very simple. If you are coming from the Nagoya area, turn right at the Odaki intersection on Route 153. The dam itself is very large and there are many points of interest, so it is best to take your time.

View of the levee from downstream
View of the levee from downstream

View of the dike from the left bank

Kuroda Dam generates power in the form of pumped storage power generation. This area consists of Kuroda Reservoir, which is filled by Kuroda Dam as the upper reservoir, Tominaga Regulating Reservoir, which is filled by Tominaga Dam as the middle reservoir, and Yahagi Reservoir (Okuyahagi Lake), which is filled by Yahagi First Dam, as the lower reservoir.

View of the dike from the left bank
View of the dike from the left bank

View of the dam lake from the embankment

View of the dam lake from the embankment
View of the dam lake from the embankment

View of the dike from near the water intake

View of the dike from near the water intake
View of the dike from near the water intake

Looking upstream from the left bank

Looking upstream from the left bank
Looking upstream from the left bank

Dam Lake Name Monument

Dam Lake Name Monument
Dam Lake Name Monument

Traces of bulking up

I have visited this dam many times, but what I learned for the first time during this visit is that the current dam was built after the dam was raised. It is hard to see, but the area circled in red is the remains of the old dam embankment. The data of the old dam is also described in the following table, so please check the difference between the two.

Traces of bulking up
Traces of bulking up

Huge surge tank

This is a surge tank for pumped storage power generation. There are several such large tanks in the vicinity.

Huge surge tank
Huge surge tank

Stone monument regarding the conduit tunnel

There is apparently a conduit tunnel below this point.

Stone monument regarding the conduit tunnel
Stone monument regarding the conduit tunnel

Snake emergence!

Since it is a mountain, of course there are snakes.

Snake emergence!
Snake emergence!

dam characteristics

Modelgravity-fed concrete dam
Bank height45.2 (35) m
Bank length332.0 (157) m
Dam volume145,000 (40,700) m3
Elevation of non-overflow areaE.L.868m
catchment area7.65 km2
Total storage capacity11,050,000 (4,528,600)m3
Effective water storage capacity10,100,000m3
Year Completed1978 (1933)

Other facilities/observations

Even though everything is circled.It is a very deserted dam.The PR exhibition hall is called the "pumped storage power generation hall" located at the Odaki intersection, but few visitors come to see it.(Closed in 2005)
The embankment itself is also almost empty, so you can take your time to visit. I personally like this dam very much, and I always go there when I go for a drive to Inabu area, so if you see me, please say hello to me;

Parking lot
Toilet×
Park
PR Exhibition Hall×
This article was written by.
Shin Jinma

Dam enthusiast who loves Momosuke Fukuzawa / Dampedia and Dam News administrator / Certified Dammeister (01-018) by the Japan Dam Foundation / Started selling discharge caution goods.https://shop.dampedia.com

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