Yeongju Dam

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Yeongju Dam
Locationin the Nakdong River basin[1]
Construction beganDecember 2009
Construction costKRW 1.1 trillion[2]

Yeongju Dam[3] (Korean: 영주댐)[4] is a multi-purpose dam[5] located at the bend of Yonghyeol-ri, Pyeongeun-myeon, Yeongju-si, South Korea.[6] The capacity and height of the dam are 106.4 million cubic meters and 55.5 meters. [7] The total investment for the project is KRW 1.1 trillion. [8]

The construction of the project began in December 2009 and the main dam was completed in 2016.[9] It was part of the "Four River Restoration Project" of the Lee Myung-bak government.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kang, Hyeongsik; Jung, Sang Hwa; Park, Daeryong (June 11, 2016). "Development of an ecological impact assessment model for dam construction". Landscape and Ecological Engineering. 13 (1). Springer: 15–31. doi:10.1007/s11355-015-0287-x. S2CID 255155211.
  2. ^ "Working Party on Biodiversity, Water and Ecosystems". OECD. 29 Aug 2017.
  3. ^ "Weirs now open remain mired in controversy". Korea JoongAng Daily. March 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "This dam is far from improving the water quality of the Nakdong River". East Asia Daily. March 29, 2018.
  5. ^ Kim, Hwa Young; Fontane, Darrell G.; Julien, Pierre Y.; Lee, Jai Hong (2018). "Multiobjective Analysis of the Sedimentation behind Sangju Weir, South Korea". ASCE Library. 144 (2). doi:10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000851.
  6. ^ Chanjoo Lee, Donggu Kim (31 December 2018). "Analysis of the Changes of the Vegetated Area in an Unregulated River and Their Underlying Causes: A Case Study on the Naeseong Stream" (PDF). Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure.
  7. ^ "Knowledge Exchange Sector Guidebook: Environment" (PDF). World Bank. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  8. ^ OECD (22 September 2017). OECD Studies on Water Enhancing Water Use Efficiency in Korea Policy Issues and Recommendations: Policy Issues and Recommendations. OECD Publishing. pp. 115–. ISBN 978-92-64-28170-7.
  9. ^ "Water Resources Management in the Republic of Korea" (PDF). Inter-American Development Bank. 22 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Algal bloom is generated early at Yeongju Dam". East Asia Daily. March 29, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2021.