Kasumizawa Power Plant

Japanese: 霞沢発電所 - かすみさわはつでんしょ
Kasumizawa Power Plant

...Volcanic material erupted from Mt. Yakedake subsequently buried the pond, and its area has now halved. The development of power sources for the Azusa River system began in the 1920s, and many power plants were built, including the Kasumizawa Power Plant with an effective head of 450m. After World War II, large dams were built, including the Nakado Dam with a bank height of 155m, Midono, and Inekoki, completely changing the landscape of the midstream and downstream areas of the Azusa River.

*Some of the terms mentioned in relation to the Kasumigaura Power Plant are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…その後焼岳の噴出した火山物質が池を埋没して,現在その面積は半減している。梓川水系の電源開発は,20年代から進められて,有効落差450mをもつ霞沢発電所をはじめ多くの発電所が建設された。第2次世界大戦後堤高155mの奈川渡ダムをはじめ水殿(みどの),稲核(いねこき)の大ダムが設けられて,梓川の中流以下の景観は一変した。…

※「霞沢発電所」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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