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Opposition to the dam was very strong by local residents, as the dam would submerge the center of the village of Yuda along with much of the villages
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only 12 examples of this design in Japan. Construction was extremely difficult, and in 1960, a new fault zone was discovered and in 1961 construction was further delayed by a collapse of the right bank rock. In 1965 the dam was completed.
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333:Waga River
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298:History
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191:Length
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183:Height
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