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Yasuoka Dam

The 651st tallest dam in the world

50 m · 164 ft

Yasuoka Dam is a dam in the Nagano Prefecture, Japan, completed in 1935. There have been rumours and talks to demolish the dam, but these have not been confirmed.

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

More dams in Japan

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  2. Tokuyama Dam161 m
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  4. Okutadami Dam157 m
  5. Urayama Dam156 m

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  5. Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam · Russia245 m
  6. Oroville Dam · United States234.7 m
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