The Fujinuma Dam (藤沼ダム Fujinuma Damu) was an earth-fill embankment dam in Sukagawa City Fukushima Prefecture Japan. It was established on the Ebana River a tributary of the Abukuma River 16 km (10 mi) west of the city office of Sukagawa City. Construction on the dam commenced in 1937 and it was completed in 1949 after construction was halted due to World War II. The dam’s primary purpose was irrigation. It failed on 11 March 2011 after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake.
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