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Dossier #4131 · GRanD 5894

Sachopyong

🇰🇵North Korea · Hwangsuwon Gang River · Yalu Jiang Basin · near Pungsan

Built 1944 · Dam · data quality: Fair

Hydroelectricity
Reservoir outline · simplified

Specifications

Height
43 m
Crest length
390 m
Reservoir capacity
43.2 MCM
Reservoir area
1.6 km²
Average depth
27.4 m
Catchment
1,183 km²
Avg discharge
8,980 L/s
Elevation
1,015 masl
Degree of regulation
15.3 %

Notes

Built 1944

Provenance

Record 4131 of the Global Dam Watch v1.0 database (CC BY 4.0), original source: GRanD, year via GRanD. Coordinates are river-snapped: 40.8255, 128.3089.