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小河内ダム竣工 << 1957年(昭和32年) 11月26日 >> 2-4-92

Completion of Ogochi Dam Issued on November 26, 1957 (Showa 32)

Completion of Ogochi Dam Issued on November 26, 1957 (Showa 32) The Ogouchi Dam is located in Okutama Town, upstream of the Tama River. This dam is a "non-overflow type linear gravity concrete dam" built in accordance with the water supply reservoir project in the Tokyo metropolitan area. The height is 149m, the length of the embankment is 353m, the altitude is 530m, and the water storage capacity is about 190 million m3. There are 70,000 kW power plants in four downstream locations. Construction started in 1938 and was temporarily suspended due to the intensification of the war in 1943, but construction was resumed in 1948 and completed in 1957.
The stamp is designed with the completed "Okouchi Dam".