Chungju Dam | |
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Location of Chungju Dam in South Korea
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Country | South Korea |
Location | Chungju |
Coordinates | 37°00′22″N 127°59′33″E / 37.00611°N 127.99250°ECoordinates: 37°00′22″N 127°59′33″E / 37.00611°N 127.99250°E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1978 |
Opening date | 1985 |
Owner(s) | Korea Water Resources Corporation |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Gravity |
Impounds | Namhan River |
Height | 98 m (322 ft) |
Length | 447 m (1,467 ft) |
Dam volume | 0.902 million m³ |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 2,750,000,000 m3 (2,229,461 acre·ft) |
Active capacity | 1,789,000,000 m3 (1,450,366 acre·ft) |
Surface area | 50.8 km² |
Power station | |
Turbines | 4 x 100 MW Francis-type |
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.