Urakawa Dam
Urakawa Dam 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.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Urakawa.
Urakawa
Town
Photo: Kuriki, Public domain.
Urakawa is a town located in Hidaka Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan. As of 31 December 2025, the town had an estimated population of 11,048 in 6628 households, and a population density of 16 people per km2. The total area of the town is 694.30 km2. Urakawa is situated 9 km southwest of Urakawa Dam.
Urakawa Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan
- Location: Urakawa Chō, Urukawa-gun, Hokkaido, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Urakawa Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Urakawa-damu”
- Japanese: “うらかわだむ”
- Japanese: “ウラカワダム”
- Japanese: “浦河ダム”
- Uzbek: “Urakawa toʻgʻoni”
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