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| Ure Dam | |
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| Location | Aichi Prefecture, Japan. |
| Coordinates | 35°00′32″N137°38′56″E / 35.0089°N 137.649°E Coordinates: 35°00′32″N137°38′56″E / 35.0089°N 137.649°E |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Ure River |
Ure Dam is a gravity dam [1] in the Aichi Prefecture of Japan. 6 houses were flooded in the building of the dam.
The River Ouse is a river in North Yorkshire, England. Hydrologically, the river is a continuation of the River Ure, and the combined length of the River Ure and River Ouse makes it, at 129 miles (208 km), the sixth longest river of the United Kingdom and the longest to flow entirely in one county. The length of the Ouse alone is about 52 miles (84 km) but the total length of the river is disputed.
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