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八ッ場ダム Yanba Dam

Location	Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates	36°33′25″N 138°42′51″E / 36.55694°N 138.71417°E / 36.55694; 138.71417
Construction began	1967
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Agatsuma River
Height	131 m
Length	336 m
Reservoir
Total capacity	107,500,000 m³
Catchment area	707.9 km²
Surface area	304 hectares

Yanba Dam (八ッ場ダム, Yanba damu) is a dam project that is under construction in Naganohara, Agatsuma District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan. The project is currently under construction, with completion slated for 2019. Planning for the dam began in 1947, and it was planned to be completed by 2015. The dam's construction has seen sustained local opposition and a ballooning budget.

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