Uryu Dam
The Uryu Dam (雨竜ダム) is a dam complex in Hokkaidō, Japan on the Uryu River. 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.
| Uryu Dam | |
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![]() Uryu Dam No.2  | |
| Location | Hokkaidō, Japan. | 
| Coordinates | 44.3006°N 142.182°E | 
| Construction began | 1939 | 
| Opening date | 1943 | 
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Uryu River | 
| Height | 45.5 m | 
| Length | 216 m | 
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 224,653,000 m³ | 
| Catchment area | 368.5 km² | 
| Surface area | 2,373 hectares | 
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