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The Soyang Dam, also referred to as the Soyanggang Dam, is an embankment dam on the Soyang River, 10 km (6 mi) northeast of Chuncheon in Gangwon-do Province, South Korea. The purpose of the dam is flood control, water supply and hydroelectric power generation. Construction on the dam began in 1967 and was complete in 1973. The 123 m (404 ft) tall dam withholds a reservoir of 2,900,000,000 m3 (2,351,068 acre⋅ft) and supplies water to a 200 MW power station.[2][3]
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References
- ^ "Songyanggang Dam" (in Korean). Korean National Committee on Large Dams. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ^ "Multi-Purpose Dams". Korea Water Resources Corporation. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ^ "Use of DYWIDAG Bar Anchors for the Construction of an additional Overflow Spillway at Soyang Dam" (PDF). DYWIDAG Solutions International. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
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