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Uiam Dam

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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Uiam Dam is a dam in Uiam-ri, Shindong-myeon, Chuncheon, South Korea. It dams the Bukhan River. Built in 1967, it is operated by Korea Hydro & Nuclear 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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