Uryu Dam

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Uryu Dam
Uryu Dam No.2
Location	Hokkaidō, Japan.
Coordinates	44°18′02″N 142°10′55″E / 44.3006°N 142.182°E / 44.3006; 142.182Coordinates: 44°18′02″N 142°10′55″E / 44.3006°N 142.182°E / 44.3006; 142.182
Construction began	1939
Opening date	1943
Dam and spillways
Impounds
Height	45.5 m
Length	216 m
Reservoir
Total capacity	224,653,000 m³
Catchment area	368.5 km²
Surface area	2,373 hectares

The Uryu Dam (雨竜ダム) is a dam complex in Hokkaidō, Japan on the . It consists of two dams. It is a power generation dam managed by Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc., and is a gravity-type concrete dam with a bank height of 45.5 meters. Lake Shumarinai, which is an artificial lake, is more famous than a dam, but this lake is the largest artificial lake in Japan with a flooded area (the area of a dam lake). This record has not yet been broken since it was completed in 1943 (Showa 18) during the war.

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