Sangsa Lake, Suncheon

The Sangsa Reservoir, with a drainage area of 135 square kilometers, spans the Seungju-eup and Sangsa-myeon areas. It has a total storage capacity of 25 million tons and is a reservoir formed by the Sangsa Control Dam, which is 106 meters high and 575 meters long, located in Yonggye-ri, Sangsa-myeon. The reservoir supplies 301,000 tons of water for daily use and 239,000 tons of water for industrial use to the eastern region of the Jeollanam-do and Gwangju Metropolitan Area, including Suncheon and Yeosu, and has an annual power generation capacity of 50 million kWh. Notably, a water conveyance tunnel, with an inner diameter of 3.2 to 4.9 meters and a length of 11.5 kilometers, runs through the Jogeosan mountain range from Gokcheon in Songgwang-myeon to Yupyung in Seungju-eup. This tunnel is a unique facility among multipurpose dams in Korea, designed to transport water from the Juam main dam to the Sangsa Control Dam to ensure a stable water supply to the eastern region, including Suncheon.

(Source: Namdo Travel Guide)

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