| Andong Dam | |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Location | Andong |
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| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1971 |
| Opening date | 1976 |
| Owner(s) | Korea Water Resources Corporation |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment, rock-fill |
| Height | 83 m (272 ft) |
| Length | 612 m (2,008 ft) |
| Crest width | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Base width | 200 m (656 ft) |
| Impounds | Nakdong River |
| Reservoir | |
| Capacity | 1,248,000,000 m3 (1,011,770 acre·ft) |
| Active capacity | 1,000,000,000 m3 (810,713 acre·ft) |
| Surface area | 60 km2 (23 sq mi) |
| Power station | |
| Commission date | 1976 |
| Turbines | 2 x 40 MW reversible |
| Installed capacity | 80 MW[1] |
The Andong Dam is an embankment dam on the Nakdong River, 4 km (2 mi) east of Andong in Gyeongsangbuk-do province, South Korea. The purpose of the dam is flood control, water supply and hydroelectric power generation. Construction on the dam began in 1971 and was complete in 1976. The 83 m (272 ft) tall rock-fill, central clay core dam withholds a reservoir of 1,248,000,000 m3 (1,011,770 acre·ft) and provides water to a 80 MW pumped-storage power station. The lower reservoir (afterbay) for the power station is created by a 20 m (66 ft) high and 238 m (781 ft) long weir.[2][3]