The "Meya Dam" in Nishimeya, Aomori will soon be submerged.

Since the dam was completed in 1960 (Showa 35), it has contributed to reducing flood damage along the Iwaki River and supplying irrigation water for more than 50 years. It is a gravity-type concrete dam with a levee length of 187.5 meters and a levee height of 58 meters, with a total water storage capacity of 38.8 million cubic meters. It is said that the amount of water for approximately 32 cups of water at Tokyo Dome.

In 2008, as a redevelopment project, the construction of the "Tsugaru Dam", which had a storage capacity of approximately 3.6 times and a height of approximately 1.7 times, started 60 meters downstream of the Meiya Dam, and completed the laying of concrete in August 2014. .. As a result, the Meya Dam, which had completed its role, was submerged.

The Tsugaru Dam is currently conducting a test flooding to collect water in the dam lake to confirm its safety. According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Tsugaru Dam Construction Office website, the water level has already exceeded the height of the Meiya Dam. That.

There are voices saying "it is finally sunk" on the net, but as of March 3, the Meya Dam has not yet sunk. Nishimeyamura officials said, "We are counting the water level that it will sink soon after around the weekend. It exceeded the planned water level of the dam on February 27, but it is not submerged yet. It seems that we are saying goodbye." speak.

A person in charge of the office said, "The height standard is the top of the dam (Temba = sidewalks and roads), so it does not include the top height column, which corresponds to a handrail with a height of 1 meter or more. However, since the scaffolding that used to be a management facility is popping out, we expect that the Meya Dam will completely sink around this weekend. "

The test inundation of the Tsugaru Dam will be raised to the maximum water level in the future. The person in charge said, "The appearance of the submerged Meya Dam is released on the website every day. Please check it out."