Arimine Dam

Japanese: 有峰ダム - ありみねだむ
Arimine Dam

A dam in Arimine, Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture. It is located upstream of the Wada River, a tributary of the Joganji River. It is a large dam with a height of 140 meters, a bank length of 500 meters, and an effective water storage capacity of 265 million cubic meters. This dam created Lake Arimine, with an area of ​​5.1 square kilometers. It was built by Hokuriku Electric Power in 1959. This increased the output of six power plants by 267,000 kilowatts, and the output of seven existing power plants downstream. In 1980, this water was used to add three more power plants with a total output of 400,000 kilowatts. The Arimine Memorial Hall and Arimine House are located at the dam site in Inedaira, and there is a campsite on the shore of Lake Arimine. The prefectural natural park area around Lake Arimine is a tourist resort in summer and autumn, and a base for climbing Mt. Yakushi. In summer, there is a bus service from Arimineguchi Station on the Toyama Chiho Railway Tateyama Line.

[Saburo Fukai]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

富山県富山市有峰にあるダム。常願寺(じょうがんじ)川の支流和田川の上流にあり、高さ140メートル、堤長500メートル、有効貯水量2億6500万立方メートルの大ダム。このダムにより面積5.1平方キロメートルの有峰湖ができた。1959年(昭和34)北陸電力が建設。これにより6発電所26.7万キロワットと、下流の既設7発電所の出力が増加した。1980年にはさらにこの水を利用して3発電所計40万キロワットが増設された。ダムサイトの猪根平(いねだいら)に有峰記念館、有峰ハウスがあり、有峰湖畔にはキャンプ場がある。有峰湖周辺の県立自然公園地域は、夏秋の観光休養地、薬師岳登山の基地。夏期には富山地方鉄道立山(たてやま)線有峰口駅からバスの便がある。

[深井三郎]

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