Urushizawa Dam

Urushizawa Dam
Urushizawa Dam
Location of Urushizawa Dam in Miyagi Prefecture
Urushizawa Dam (Japan)
Official name 漆沢ダム
Location Kami, Miyagi, Japan
Coordinates 38°34′14.0″N 140°38′29″E / 38.570556°N 140.64139°E / 38.570556; 140.64139
Construction began 1970
Opening date 1981
Owner(s) Miyagi Prefecture
Dam and spillways
Type of dam central arch rockfall dam
Impounds Naruse River
Height 80.0 m
Length 310.0 m
Dam volume 2,200,000 m3
Reservoir
Creates Lake Narugen
Total capacity 18,000,000 m3
Catchment area 58.9 sq.km
Surface area 83 hectares

Urushizawa Dam (漆沢ダム, Urushizawa damu) is multi-purpose dam on the Naruse River in the town of Kami, in Miyagi Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. The dam was completed in 1980.[1] The dam is used for flood control, irrigation, tap water, industrial water, and hydroelectric power generation.

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