Location Hokkaidō, Japan. Height 32 m | Creates Lake Kuriyama | |
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Length 540.0 metres (1,771.7 ft) Total capacity 174,000 cubic metres (6,100,000 cu ft) Surface area 15.2 square kilometres (5.9 sq mi) Similar Takami Dam, Ashibetsu Dam, Izarigawa Dam, Kanoko Dam, Asari Dam | ||
Kuriyama Dam (栗山ダム) is a concrete Gravity dam in Hokkaidō, Japan. The dam lies on the Ponuenbetsu River and forms Lake Kuriyama. The Ponuenbetsu River is a major tributary of the Ishikari River.
History
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 1994.
References
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