Daecheong Dam

Daecheong Dam
Location of Daecheong Dam
Country	South Korea
Location	Daejeon
Coordinates	36°28′39″N 127°28′51″E / 36.4775°N 127.48083°E / 36.4775; 127.48083Coordinates: 36°28′39″N 127°28′51″E / 36.4775°N 127.48083°E / 36.4775; 127.48083
Status	Operational
Construction began	1975
Opening date	1980
Owner(s)	Korea Water Resources Corporation
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment and gravity
Height	72 m (236 ft)
Length	495 m (1,624 ft)
Impounds	Geum River
Reservoir
Capacity	1,490,000,000 m3 (1,207,963 acre·ft)
Active capacity	790,000,000 m3 (640,463 acre·ft)
Surface area	72.8 km2 (28 sq mi)
Power station
Turbines	2 x 45 MW
Installed capacity	90 MW

The Daecheong Dam is a combination concrete gravity and embankment dam on the Geum River, 16 km (10 mi) north of Daejeon in South Korea. The purpose of the dam is flood control, water supply and hydroelectric power generation. Construction on the dam began in 1975 and was complete on December 1, 1980 with a ceremony. The 72 m (236 ft) tall rock-fill, central clay core dam withholds a reservoir of 1,490,000,000 m³ (1,207,963 acre·ft).^[1][2]

See also

• List of power stations in South Korea

References

1. ^ "Multi-Purpose Dams". Korea Water Resources Corporation. http://english.kwater.or.kr/. Retrieved 4 August 2011. 
2. ^ "대전 재발견-대청댐" (in Korean). Daejeon Libo. 14 October 2009. http://daejonilbo.com/news/newsitem.asp?pk_no=847078. Retrieved 4 August 2011.