Chungju Dam

Chungju Dam
Location of Chungju Dam
Country	South Korea
Location	Chungju
Coordinates	37°00′22″N 127°59′33″E / 37.00611°N 127.9925°E / 37.00611; 127.9925Coordinates: 37°00′22″N 127°59′33″E / 37.00611°N 127.9925°E / 37.00611; 127.9925
Status	Operational
Construction began	1978
Opening date	1985
Owner(s)	Korea Water Resources Corporation
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gravity
Height	98 m (322 ft)
Length	447 m (1,467 ft)
Impounds	Namhan River
Reservoir
Capacity	2,750,000,000 m3 (2,229,461 acre·ft)
Active capacity	1,789,000,000 m3 (1,450,366 acre·ft)
Power station
Turbines	4 x 100 MW Francis-type[1]
Installed capacity	400 MW

The Chungju Dam is a gravity dam on the Namhan River, 6 km (4 mi) northeast of Chungju in Chungcheongbuk-do Province, South Korea. The purpose of the dam is flood control, water supply and hydroelectric power generation. Construction on the dam began in 1978 and was complete in 1985. The 98 m (322 ft) tall dam withholds a reservoir of 2,750,000,000 m³ (2,229,461 acre·ft) and supplies water to a 400 MW power station.^[2]

See also

• List of power stations in South Korea

References

1. ^ Engineering news-record, Volume 209, Issues 21-26. McGraw-Hill. 1982. pp. 43. 
2. ^ "Multi-Purpose Dams". Korea Water Resources Corporation. http://english.kwater.or.kr/. Retrieved 4 August 2011.