Shimen Damとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Shimen Dam (traditional Chinese: 石門水壩; literally "Stonegate Dam"; anglicized as Shihmen or Shihman) is an embankment dam crossing the Dahan River, a tributary of the Danshui River, in Taoyuan County, Taiwan. It is a water supply and flood control dam, holding back the Shimen Reservoir. The construction plan was created in 1938 under Japanese rule, but was not implemented immediately because of the start of World War II. The dam was the largest in Taiwan when construction ended in 1953. The dam supplies 1.4 million tonnes of water to residences and industry and 1.8 million tonnes of water to agriculture in Taoyuan County and New Taipei City per day. It is integral to the water supply/regulation system of northern Taiwan. The dam cost NT $4.85 billion to construct.