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Urushizawa Dam

The 254th tallest dam in the world

80 m · 262 ft

Urushizawa Dam (Urushizawa damu) is multi-purpose dam on the Naruse River in the town of Kami, in Miyagi Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. The dam was completed in 1980. The dam is used for flood control, irrigation, tap water, industrial water, and hydroelectric power generation.

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

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