Uryu Dam

Uryu Dam

Uryu Dam No.2
Location Hokkaidō, Japan.
Coordinates 44°18′02″N 142°10′55″E / 44.3006°N 142.182°E / 44.3006; 142.182Coordinates: 44°18′02″N 142°10′55″E / 44.3006°N 142.182°E / 44.3006; 142.182
Construction began 1939
Opening date 1943
Dam and spillways
Impounds Uryu River
Height 45.5 m
Length 216 m
Reservoir
Total capacity 224,653,000 m³
Catchment area 368.5 km²
Surface area 2,373 hectares

The Uryu Dam (雨竜ダム) is a dam complex in Hokkaidō, Japan on the Uryu River. It consists of two dams.

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