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Unazuki Dam

The 157th tallest dam in the world

97 m · 318 ft

Unazuki Dam is a gravity dam located in Toyama prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control, water supply and power production. The catchment area of the dam is 617.5 km2 (238.4 sq mi). The dam impounds about 88 ha (220 acres) of land when full and can store 24700 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam started in 1974 and completed in 2000.

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