Kuriyama Dam

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Kuriyama Dam
Location	Hokkaido, Japan
Coordinates	43°04′31″N 141°51′20″E / 43.07528°N 141.85556°E / 43.07528; 141.85556Coordinates: 43°04′31″N 141°51′20″E / 43.07528°N 141.85556°E / 43.07528; 141.85556
Dam and spillways
Height	31.9 metres (105 ft)
Length	540.0 metres (1,771.7 ft)
Reservoir
Creates	Lake Kuriyama
Total capacity	174,000 cubic metres (6,100,000 cu ft)
Surface area	15.2 square kilometres (5.9 sq mi)

Kuriyama Dam (栗山ダム) is a concrete gravity dam in Hokkaido, Japan. The dam lies on the and forms .^[1] The Ponuenbetsu River is a major tributary of the Ishikari River.

History[]

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The Kurayama Dam land use investigation started in 1972, as part of the Uenbetsu River Comprehensive Development Project. By 1975, the full-scale dam construction implementation planning began, and construction started in 1983. Land appropriation negotiations and road construction, excavation and the dam's main concrete wall ran from 1989 to 1992. The dam was completed in 1994.

External links[]

• Official website

References[]

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