# Takami Dam

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{{Expand Japanese|topic=tech|date=December 2008|高見ダム}}
{{Infobox dam
| name                 =  Takami Dam
| image                = Takami-117-r1.jpg
| image_caption        =
| name_official        =
| dam_crosses          = [Shizunai River](/source/Shizunai_River)
| res_name             = Takami Lake
| location             = [Hokkaidō](/source/Hokkaid%C5%8D), [Japan](/source/Japan)
| dam_length           = 435 metres
| dam_height           = 120 metres
| dam_width_base       =
| construction_began   =
| opening              = 1983
| cost                 =
| res_capacity_total   =   
| res_catchment        =    
| res_surface          =
| coordinates          = {{coord|42|27|28|N|142|38|17|E|type:landmark_region:JP|display=inline,title}}
| extra                =
}}

'''Takami Dam''' is a [dam](/source/dam) in [Hokkaidō](/source/Hokkaid%C5%8D), [Japan](/source/Japan). It has an electrical generation output of 200MW.

==History==
The dam was constructed to control flooding of the [Shizunai River](/source/Shizunai_River) and also to generate electricity.<ref name="nef">{{cite web |title=Case Study 11-01: Benefits due to Power Generation – Integrated Hidaka Development, Japan |url=https://www.ieahydro.org/media/35280bc7/Annex_VIII_CaseStudy1101_HidakaRiver_Japan.pdf |publisher=New Energy Foundation |date=2006}}</ref> It was constructed by [Kajima](/source/Kajima), [Aoki Corporation](/source/Aoki_Corporation), and Chizaki Kogyo Construction. It was completed in 1983.<ref name="largedams30">{{cite web |title=Register of Dams (More than 30 m height) |url=http://jcold.or.jp/cm/wp-content/uploads/asset/e/dam/pdf/wrdjp30m2009_JCOLD.pdf |publisher=Japan Commission on Large Dams |date=2012}}</ref> Power generation commenced in July 1983. A second power generation unit was completed in April 1993.<ref name="nef"/>

==Characteristics==
The dam is approximately 120 metres high and 435 metres long.<ref name="largedams30"/>

The electrical generation output is 200MW. Power is supplied to the [Hokkaido Electric Power Company](/source/Hokkaido_Electric_Power_Company).<ref>{{cite book |title=Electricity Review Japan |date=March 2007 |publisher=The Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan |page=15 |url=https://www.fepc.or.jp/english/library/electricity_eview_japan/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2008/09/11/2007l.pdf}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Dams in Hokkaido}}

Category:1983 establishments in Japan
Category:Dams in Hokkaido
Category:Dams completed in 1983
Category:Shinhidaka, Hokkaido

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