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Chubetsu Dam

The 214th tallest dam in the world

86 m · 282 ft

The Chubetsu Dam (Chūbetsu damu) is a dam in Biei, Hokkaidō, Japan. The dam was completed in 2006.The dam is located at the border of Biei, Hokkaido and Kamikawa, Hokkaido. It is a multipurpose concrete Gravity dam and Rockfill dam. It stands at 86m tall and has a length of 885m.

Dam data from Wikidata (CC0) plus curated additions. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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