Chungju Dam

The Chungju Dam is a gravity dam on the Namhan River, 6 km 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 tall dam withholds a reservoir of 2750000000 m3 and supplies water to a 400 MW power station.