Urakawa Dam

Urakawa Dam
Urakawa Dam Location within Japan
Location	Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates	42°14′22″N 142°49′27″E
Construction began	1973
Opening date	1999
Dam and spillways
Height	42.1 m (138 ft)
Length	296 m (971 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	5,630,000 m3 (199,000,000 cu ft)
Catchment area	18.1 km2 (7.0 sq mi)
Surface area	60 hectares (150 acres)

Urakawa Dam (Japanese: 浦河ダム) is a gravity dam located in Hokkaido Prefecture in Japan. It is used primarily for flood control. The dam's catchment area is 18.1 km². The dam impounds about 60 ha of land when full and can store 5.63 million cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1973 and completed in 1999.