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Uchinokura Dam

The 234th tallest dam in the world

82.5 m · 271 ft

Uchinokura Dam (Uchinokura damu) is a dam in Shibata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, completed in 1973. It is located about 5 kilometers downstream from the Kajigawa Dam.

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