Date of interview: Saturday, May 25, 2013
After visiting the top of Uchikura Dam, I decided to visit the Kajikawa flood control dam on my way downstream. As the name suggests, the Kajigawa flood control dam is a gravity-type concrete dam dedicated to flood control, and can be said to be the key to the flood control of the Kajigawa River.
But--
Roadblock gate on the way to Kajigawa flood control dam
It was late May, but unfortunately the winter road closure had not yet been lifted. I would like to revisit it again sometime.
Kaji River flood control dam specifications
| Location | 5667-7, Kitamatazawa, Takitani, Shinobata City, Niigata Prefecture |
| River Name | Kajigawa River System Kajigawa River |
| Objective | F (flood control, agricultural disaster prevention) |
| Model | G(gravity-fed concrete dam) |
| Bank height | 106.5m |
| Bank length | 285.5m |
| Dam volume | 408,000 m3 |
| Watershed Area | 88km2 |
| Reservoir area | 65 ha |
| Total storage capacity | 22,500,000 m3 |
| Effective water storage capacity | 18,000,000 m3 |
| Dam operator | Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area) |
| Main body constructor | Sato Kogyo, Kumagai Corporation, Taisei Corporation |
| Year of launch | 1967. |
| Year Completed | 1974 |
| Name of Dam Lake | - |
Other facilities/observations
| Parking lot | ○ |
| Toilet | ○ |
| Park | ○ |
| PR Exhibition Hall | × |
| Fishing | ○○ (excluding no-take zones) |
Map around Kajikawa flood control dam
Weather around Kajigawa flood control dam
Actual accommodations
Tsukioka New Hotelfirst lunar monthIt was "The Hotel Area One Group," but in April 2018, it joined the Hotel Area One Group and changed its name.
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