Location: Mt. Hagiwara, Aza Hagiwara, Shioyama, Koshu City, Yamanashi Prefecture
Stone monument placed on the left bank
The Kamihigawa Dam serves as the upper dam for pumped storage power generation, while the lower damKuzunogawa DamIt is the world's largest and most effective drop-off in the world! And its effective drop is the highest in the world!
Fuji on a clear day.
Looking downstream from the left bank
At the far left is a water conduit. It has a rather unusual shape and also seems long.
However, due to time constraints, I have not covered it in much detail, so let me skip it... orz.
Partial view of the water intake from the left bank
The white building in the center is part of the water intake. Water flows from here to the lower dam, the Kuzunogawa Dam Lake.
View of the top edge from the left bank
The person from the management office (or was it a contractor?) was there. As I mentioned earlier, I didn't have much time, so I just said hello to him.... If only I had more time....
View of the levee from downstream
If you move downstream, you can see the dike from directly in front of you, but unfortunately it is a bit far away.
dam characteristics
| dam | Model | Central soil barrier rockfill dam |
|---|---|---|
| Objective | generation (e.g. power) | |
| Bank height | 87m | |
| Bank length | 494m | |
| Dam volume | 4,110,000m3 | |
| reservoir | Watershed Area | 6.7km2 |
| Reservoir area | 51ha | |
| Total storage capacity | 11,470,000m3 | |
| Effective water storage capacity | 8,300,000m3 | |
| River Name | Fuji River System Nichigawa | |
| Year of launch | 1991 | |
| Year Completed | 1999 | |
| Name of Dam Lake | Great Bodhisattva Lake | |
| Access to D@M | Get off at Katsunuma IC on Chuo Expressway Go east on Route 20. After driving 5.5 km from the interchange, you will reach Kaiyamato Station on the JR Chuo Main Line. Continue past it and turn left at the intersection with the main local road 218. The rest of the way is straight ahead, about 14 km. | |
Other facilities/observations
| Parking lot | ○ | I suppose the above directions are normal, but in my case I came from the Ogawachi Dam. In fact, we chose to approach from Route 411. This is a big mistake... The road to the Kamihigawa Dam, which is accessed from Route 411, is very far. And it felt very steep. Located not far from the center of Otsuki City, "TEPCO Kuzunogawa PR PavilionThere is a "+". |
|---|---|---|
| Toilet | ○ | |
| Park | ×x? | |
| PR Exhibition Hall | ○ | |
| Fishing | × |
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