Urakawa Dam | |
Location: | Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan |
Dam Length: | 296m |
Dam Height: | 42.1m |
Construction Began: | 1973 |
Opening: | 1999 |
Res Capacity Total: | 5630 thousand cubic meters |
Res Catchment: | 18.1 sq. km |
Res Surface: | 60 hectares |
Coordinates: | 42.2394°N 142.8242°W |
Location Map: | Japan |
Urakawa Dam is a gravity dam located in Hokkaido Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control. The catchment area of the dam is 18.1 km2. The dam impounds about 60 ha of land when full and can store 5630 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1973 and completed in 1999.[1]