The Korean peninsula is located in a transitional zone with climate influenced
by Northeastern Asia and the Western pacific ocean geographically. The Korean peninsula
was seriously affected by heavy rainfall from typhoon and seasonal rain front in June, 2006.
The rainy season period of 2006 was 46 days and was 2 weeks longer than usual. And
accumulated rainfall was 321~1,244 mm according to area, and average rainfall was 717.3
mm which was 3 times more than usual (262 mm). This rainfall was one of the longest and
heaviest on record. The amount of 1.4 billion tons flowed into the Namgang Dam due to the
heavy rainfall at that time. And the discharge was implemented as the maximum 3,558 m3/s,
that main stream discharge is 392 m3/s and Sacheon Bay is 3,166 m3/s, 16:00 10, July
considering the rainfall condition, dam inflow, restrictions of up-downstream and the safety
of the dam. Thus, the flood control was accomplished at the maximum stage of EL. 44.48 m
(24:00 10, July) which was 1.52 m lower than the designed flood water level 46 m. The
maximum amount of 392 m3/s and 3,200 m3/s was discharged to the main downstream of
Namgang Dam and Sacheon Bay for 5 hours, respectively. It was considered that flood
discharge of 5,900 m3/s and the stage of 2.62 m at the Jindong station were decreased as a
result of flood control of the dam. Therefore, we are trying to make a general introduction
on the flood control system of Korea Water Resources Corporation that is managing multipurpose
dams in the whole country and analyze the flood control effect of Namgang Dam
that influenced on this flood control time in relation to the heavy rain in July of 2006.