Uiam Dam is a dam in Uiam-ri, Shindong-myeon,

Chuncheon Chuncheon (; ; formerly romanized as Chunchŏn; literally ''spring river'') is the capital of Gangwon Province in South Korea. The city lies in the north of the county, located in a basin formed by the Soyang River and Han River. There are some ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

. It dams the

Bukhan River The Bukhan River () is a tributary of the Han River that flows through both North and South Korea. It traverses Kangwon province in North Korea and Gangwon and Gyeonggi provinces in South Korea. The Bukhan River's headwaters lie in North Korea ...

. Built in 1967, it is operated by

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP; ) is a subsidiary of the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO). It operates large nuclear and hydroelectric plants in South Korea, which are responsible for about 27 percent of the country's electric power. ...

. It is cited as "one of North Han's major hydroelectric projects". The dam's reservoir formed three small islands when constructed.

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{{coord, 37.8358073, N, 127.6761018, E, display=title, region:KR_type:landmark_source:GNS-enwiki Dams in South Korea Dams completed in 1967