Location: Funaake, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
View of the embankment from the left bank
Funaaki Dam is the lowest dam on the Tenryu River, once feared as the "Violent Tenryu. It is also the meeting place of the Sakuma Dam off-line meeting (January 25, 2004). We were told to leave immediately after the meeting, so we hurriedly started taking pictures after arrival. Nine roller gates were lined up in an orderly fashion.
Downstream view of the levee from the left bank
The weather looks very mild in these pictures, but in reality it was very freezing cold. The wind blowing from the Southern Alps was very painful.
View of the levee from the downstream side of the left bank
The left bank is lined with cherry blossom trees, and I thought it would be very crowded during the cherry blossom viewing season. I thought it would be very crowded during the cherry blossom viewing season.
View of the power plant from the downstream side of the left bank
The power plant can be seen in the back. Since this is downstream, you can see the drainage outlet.
View of the top edge from the left bank
As you can see, the top edge is open to automobile traffic. It is not narrow at all, so you can separate without any problem. The small figures on the left are MBS crew members.
View of the embankment from the left bank
The surrounding area is an athletic park, and there were joggers and others. Since there were quite a few people there, I felt a little uneasy because I did not know who were the participants of the off-line meeting. In addition, I mistook the people from MBS for off-line meeting participants... (shame).
dam characteristics
| da mu | Model | gravity-fed concrete dam |
|---|---|---|
| Objective | Water for irrigation and water supply, Industrial water, power generation | |
| Bank height | 24.5m | |
| Bank length | 221m | |
| Dam volume | 54,000m3 | |
| savings water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water) pond | Watershed Area | 4895km2 |
| Reservoir area | 190ha | |
| Total storage capacity | 10,900,000m3 | |
| Effective water storage capacity | 3,600,000m3 | |
| Name of Dam Lake | Funamei Dam Lake | |
| River Name | Tenryu River System Tenryu River | |
| Year of launch | 1972 | |
| Year Completed | 1977 | |
| Access to D@M | Turn left at the Hamamatsu IC of Tomei Expressway and go north on Prefectural Route 65. Turn right at the intersection with Prefectural Road 45 Continue north and you will hit Route 152, turn right at the intersection. After that, just keep going north on Route 152 and turn left at the Funaki intersection (?). Turn left at the intersection. | |
Other facilities/observations
| Parking lot | ○ | Parking is available (free of charge) at the sports park around the levee. Restrooms are also located in that parking lot. It is a small dam, but a picnic with like-minded friends and family is a good idea. |
|---|---|---|
| Toilet | ○ | |
| Park | ○ | |
| PR Exhibition Hall | × |
Comment
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I really wanted to visit more dams, but gave up for various reasons. 7/27: Managawa Dam. Weather was fine. While everyone else was going to the Kosibu Dam, I went to the Managawa Dam, which I had never been to before for Morimizu's event. I had a short talk with Mr. Yozaru. However, Kosuijin was carsick and gave up the rest of his schedule. 8/3: Arimine Dam, Sukenobu Dam, Oguchi River Dam, Omata Dam, Kumanogawa Dam, Kamiichi Dam, Kamiji Dam, and Kami san Dam. Weather clear. A tour of the Arimine Dam, the emperor of the Hokuriku Electric Power Company. Anyway, it was good. Toyama is a treasure house of hydraulic power. But still, what is "omatadamu" for "sukebe-no-damu"? 8/4: Yatsuo Dam, Muromaki Dam, Nakayama Dam, and Sarukoshi Dam. The weather was rainy, and I didn't know that R471 was a bad road... 8/16: Fujikogawa Dam and Ijira Reservoir. Weather was cloudy. 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