Futase Dam is an arch gravity dam located in Saitama prefecture in Japan. The dam was constructed to control floods and to generate hydro-electricity. The catchment area of the dam is 170 km². The dam impounds about 76 ha of land when full and can store 26.9 million cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1952 and completed in 1961.[1]

Futase Dam
Location	Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Coordinates	35°56′30″N 138°54′36″E
Construction began	1952
Opening date	1961
Reservoir
Total capacity	26.9 million m³
Catchment area	170 km²
Surface area	76 hectares

In 2003 a sediment removal program was started to remove 100,000m3 of sediment that was deposited in the reservoir.[2]

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