Abstract
The Peace Dam is one of two flood control dams in South Korea. Located near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea, the Peace Dam was constructed as a counter measure to the Imnam Dam of North Korea. However, the recent reconciliation efforts between North and South Korea have raised the possibility for the redevelopment of the Peace Dam to be a multi-purpose dam. This study evaluates the possible increase of the flood control ability of the Peace Dam under the condition of its redevelopment. The allocation of flood control and water conservation storage as well as the reservoir operation method is determined to follow the other similar-sized dams in Korea. The flood control ability is quantified by introducing the concept of a storage coefficient. In order to estimate the storage coefficient, an exponential nonlinear reservoir model was used. The results can be summarized as follows: First, the current Peace Dam, a flood control dam, is found to have a small flood control ability. Quantified by the storage coefficient, the flood control ability of the current Peace Dam is estimated to be just 3.9 h. Second, the maximum storage coefficient of the Peace Dam can be increased up to 22.6 h. Here, it is assumed that the dam is operated by the rigid reservoir operation method (rigid ROM) in which the discharge is determined by applying a constant rate (specifically, 0.5 in this study) to the inflow until the peak inflow is reached. In addition, this result is based on the assumption that the ratio between water conservation storage and flood control storage is three. That is, even though the flood control storage is set at just 25% of the total storage, the storage coefficient is increased to be more than five times that of the current Peace Dam. In addition, secured water conservation storage can significantly increase the benefits associated with the redevelopment of the Peace Dam.
Highlights
In April 1986, North Korea announced the construction plan for the Kumgang MountainHydro-Power Generation Plant, which included a diversion called the Imnam Dam
1 restricted water level; 2 low water level; 3 water conservation storage divided by flood control storage; 4 flood water level
This study considered the use of the Rigid reservoir operation methods (ROMs) as a reservoir operation method for the Peace Dam
Summary
In April 1986, North Korea announced the construction plan for the Kumgang Mountain. Hydro-Power Generation Plant, which included a diversion called the Imnam Dam. These two dams are both located in shared river basins near the DMZ These two dams were determined to be flood control dams due to the effects of a potential conflict between North and South Korea. The recent reconciliation between North and South Korea has raised the possible redevelopment of these two flood control dams into multi-purpose dams [4] These two dams can be more effective and economical by introducing reservoir operation, since the benefits like water supply and recreation use can be increased [5]. As most of the basin of the Peace Dam is within the North Korean Territory, the rainfall data is not available either Due to these limitations, this study refers to other dams in South Korea to determine storage for water conservation. Flood control ability is quantified by introducing the concept of a storage coefficient
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