Country South Korea Status Operational Type of dam Embankment, rock-fill Height 73 m Catchment area 1,361 km² Owner K-water | Opening date 1991 Impounds Banbyeoncheon River Opened 1991 Surface area 26.4 km² Construction began 1987 | |
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Similar Andong Dam, Soyang Dam, Chungju Dam, Andong National University | ||
imha dam
The Imha Dam is an embankment dam on the Banbyeoncheon River, a tributary of the Nakdong River, 14 km (9 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 1987 and it was complete in 1991. The 73 m (240 ft) tall rock-fill, central earth-core dam creates a reservoir with a capacity of 595,000,000 m3 (482,374 acre·ft) and supplies a 50 MW power station with water. It supplies water for both municipal and industrial uses to Gumi, Dagu, Masan, Changwon, Jinhae, Woolsan, and Busan.
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