Urayama Dam
Urayama dam is a roller compacted concrete gravity dam located in Saitama prefecture in Japan. The dam serves for multiple purpose including water-supply for domestic purpose, power generation, and flood control.Photo: Qurren, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Saitama Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Urayama dam” and “Urayama-damu”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Urayamaguchi Station and Chichibu No29 Chouseiin-Temple.
Urayamaguchi Station
Railway station
Photo: 京浜にけ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Urayamaguchi Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Chichibu, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway. Urayamaguchi Station is situated 1¼ km northeast of Urayama Dam.
Chichibu No29 Chouseiin-Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Tak1701d, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chichibu No29 Chouseiin-Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 760 metres north of Urayama Dam.
Busyu-Nakagawa
Railway station
Photo: 京浜にけ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bushū-Nakagawa Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Chichibu, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway. Busyu-Nakagawa is situated 1½ km west of Urayama Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yokoze and Ogano.
Yokoze
Town
Photo: Koda6029, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yokoze is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2021, the town had an estimated population of 8,106 in 3347 households and a population density of 172 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 49.26 square kilometres. Yokoze is situated 6 km northeast of Urayama Dam.
Ogano
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Ogano is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2021, the town had an estimated population of 11,192 in 4657 households and a population density of 65 persons per km2. Ogano is situated 8 km northwest of Urayama Dam.
Urayama Dam
- Category: gravity dam
- Location: Chichibu, Saitama, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.95374° or 35° 57′ 13″ northLongitude
139.05228° or 139° 3′ 8″ eastElevation
379 metres (1,243 feet)Open location code
8Q7XX332+FWOpenStreetMap ID
way 72986305OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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Satellite Map
Discover Urayama Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Urayama Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Urayama-damu”
- Chinese: “浦山水壩”
- German: “Urayama-Talsperre”
- Italian: “diga di Urayama”
- Japanese: “うらやまだむ”
- Japanese: “浦山ダム”
- Slovenian: “jez Urajama”
- Uzbek: “Urayama toʻgʻoni”
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