Daecheong Dam
| Daecheong Dam | |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Location | Daejeon |
| Coordinates | 36°28′39″N 127°28′51″E / 36.47750°N 127.48083°ECoordinates: 36°28′39″N 127°28′51″E / 36.47750°N 127.48083°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1975 |
| Opening date | 1980 |
| Owner(s) | Korea Water Resources Corporation |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment and gravity |
| Impounds | Geum River |
| Height | 72 m (236 ft) |
| Length | 495 m (1,624 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total 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]
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References
- ↑ "Multi-Purpose Dams". Korea Water Resources Corporation. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ↑ 대전 재발견-대청댐 (in Korean). Daejeon Libo. 14 October 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2011.