Hantangang Dam

The Hantangang Dam is a gravity dam on the Hantan River in Yeoncheon County, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Construction on the dam began in 2007 and completed in 2015.[1][2] The primary purpose of the dam is flood control : it was proposed in 1998 after a series of floods in the late 1990s that killed 128 people, displaced over 31,000 and caused about US$900 million in property damage. Initially designed as a multi-purpose project, the design was changed solely to flood control in 2006 due to the concerns of residents upstream.[3] It is being implemented by Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-water).

Hantangang Dam
Location of Hantangang Dam in South Korea
CountrySouth Korea
LocationYeoncheon County, Gyeonggi Province
Coordinates38°3′49.40″N 127°7′57.18″E
PurposeFlood control
StatusOperational
Construction began2007
Opening date2015
Owner(s)Korea Water Resources Corporation
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity, roller-compacted concrete
ImpoundsHantan River
Height83.5 m (274 ft)
Length690 m (2,260 ft)
Elevation at crest119.5 m (392 ft)
Dam volume744,000 m3 (973,000 cu yd)
Spillways4
Spillway capacity1,950 m3/s (69,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
CreatesHantangang Reservoir
Total capacity270,000,000 m3 (220,000 acre⋅ft)
Normal elevation114.4 m (375 ft)
Hantangang Dam
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHantangangdaem
McCune–ReischauerHant'an'gangdaem

Construction

Construction started in February 2007 and completed in mid-2015. K-water is responsible for planning and supervision. Daelim is undertaking the construction as a leading contractor. Not only to secure the stability against overflow during the flood season but also to reduce the construction cost through the mechanized construction fitting for the mega construction, the roller-compacted concrete (RCC) method has been applied. About 300 families will be displaced when the reservoir is filled.[3][4]

Design

The Hantangang Dam will be a 83.5 m (274 ft) and 690 m (2,260 ft) long gravity dam constructed of roller-compacted concrete. It has four spillways; a service, emergency, lower sediment discharge and eco-corridor. All four together will have a maximum discharge of 1,950 m3/s (69,000 cu ft/s). The water storage capacity for the reservoir is 270,000,000 m3 (220,000 acre⋅ft).[3]

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References
  1. "Circumference including three dams promote the final decision in the second half" (in Korean). Eco-Times. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  2. "Hantangang Dam". IndustryAbout. 28 December 2017.
  3. "Flood Control Dam (Hantangang Dam)" (PDF). 29th Annual USSD Conference. Nashville, Tennessee: U.S. Society on Dams: 1351–1362. April 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  4. "K-Water, Hantan River Flood Prevention Dam".
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