• Journal of Environmental Science International
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• v.20 no.12
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• pp.1635-1646
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• 2011

This April 5th dam and Hwanggang dam, which are located in Imjin river, North Korea, become the main causes of water shortages and damages in Imjin river downstream. April 5th dam is assumed a small or medium-sized dam, its total storage volume reaches about 88 million $m^3$. And Hwanggang dam, multi-purposed dam of total storage volume approximately 0.3 billion $m^3$ to 0.4 billion $m^3$ is used as source of residental or industrial water in Gaeseong Industrial Complex. North Korea, which has April 5th dam and Hwanggang dam in Imjin river, manages water of approximately 0.39 billion $m^3$ to 0.49 billion $m^3$ directly. As water is storaged or discharged through dam, it causes a severe damage to areas in Yeoncheon-gun and Paju city, South Korea. Therefore, this study intends to analyze and estimate runoff through dam construction by using hydrological observation data and artificial data such as service water supply and agricultural water in Imjin river, water shortage and damage correctly.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.194-208
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• 2021

The Hwanggang Dam in North Korea is located upstream of the Imjin River which is a shared river in the border area. It is known to have a reservoir capacity of 350 million cubic meters and releases a discharge primarily for generating hydroelectric power and partly for transferring to the Yesung River basin. Due to the supply of water from the Hwanggang Dam to another basin, the flow of the Imjin River has decreased, which has a negative impact on the water supply, river maintenance flow, water quality, and ecological environment in Korea. However, due to the special national security issue of the South and North Korea border region, the hydrological data is not shared, and the operation method of the Hwanggang Dam is unknown, so there is a risk of damage to the southern part of the downstream area. In this study, the monthly diversion as the long-term runoff concept was derived through the calibrated hydrological model based on optical remotely sensed Images and water balance analysis. As a result of the water balance analysis from January 2019 to September 2021, the average diversion of the Hwanggang Dam was 29.2m³/s, which is equivalent to 922 million tons per year and 45.6% of the annual inflow of 2.02 million tons into the Hwanggang Dam.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.34 no.6_1
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• pp.1033-1039
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• 2018

In Korea, every year during the summer season, typhoons and torrential rains cause floods and damage to property. In particular, the Imjin River basin is characterized by steep slopes, narrow upstream areas, and low flat downstream areas, which are vulnerable to floods. In addition, damages occurred due to unauthorized discharge in the Hwanggang Dam, a large dam upstream of the Imjin River in North Korea. In order to prevent such flood damage, Korea is constructing the Gunnam Flood Control Site in 2010 to prevent flood damage. However, even after the construction of the flood control zone, the flood control capacity is only 20% of the maximum water level of the Hwanggang dam. This study used LAHARZ_py program to calculate flood damage area in the northern part of Gyeonggi province. As a result, when the discharge of Hwanggang dam exceeding the flood control ability of Gunnam flood control zone occurs, damage to Yeoncheon-gun and Paju-si of Gyeonggi-do was expected. This study will be useful as a material to prepare for flood damage.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.38 no.4
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• pp.537-545
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• 2018

Determination of the time parameters such as the travel time in the design flood is very important. The travel time is mainly used for flood and river management, and the travel time of non flood season is used for maintenance flow and management of the river. Estimation of travel time for natural rivers is mainly based on the geomorphological factors of the basin. In addition to the topographical factors, the travel time is calculated by considering the factors of the runoff curve, velocity and rainfall intensity. However, there is no study on the estimation of travel time considering both the rainfall condition and the soil moisture accounting by the frequency period. Therefore, the travel time calculation is divided into the case of setting the Hwanggang Dam and the Imjin bridge water level station of Imjin river as the natural river considering rainfall condition by the frequency period and the soil moisture accounting, and the case of traveling the Imjin bridge water level station according to the condition of outflow of the Hwanggang Dam. For the sections set as natural rivers, the results were verified by comparing with the newly developed travel time calculation method. Based on the results, the travel times of the Hwanggang Dam outflow conditions were calculated. The time to travel in this study can be secured flood control of the Imjin river basin and time to prepare for danger when outflowing the the Hwanggang Dam.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.37 no.5_1
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• pp.1207-1214
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• 2021

In thisletter, we developed technology which can exclude effect of cloudsto perform remote waterbody detection based on Sentinel-2 optical satellite imagery to calculate the area of ungauged reservoirs and applied to the Hwanggang dam reservoir, a representative ungauged reservoir, to verify usability. The remote waterbody detection technology calculates the cloud blocking ratio by comparing the cloud boundary in the Sentinel-2 imagery and the reservoir boundary first. Next, itselects data whose cloud blocking ratio does not exceed a specific value and calculates NDWI (Normalized Difference Water Index) with selected imagery. In last, it calculatesthe area of the reservoir by counting the number of grids which have NDWI value considered as waterbody within the boundary of the target reservoir and correcting with cloud blocking ratio. To determine cloud blocking ratio threshold forselecting image, we performed the area calculation of Hwanggang dam reservoir from July 2018 to October 2021. As a result, when the cloud blocking ratio threshold wasset 10%, we confirmed that the result with large error due to clouds were filtered well and obtained 114 results that can show changes in Hwanggang dam reservoir area among 220 images.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2018.05a
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• pp.385-388
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• 2018

군남댐의 운영은 북한지역에 위치한 저수지와 하천 상황, 특히 황강댐 방류에 절대적으로 의존하는 특성이 있음에도 불구하고, 수위 상황 등 자료수집의 한계로 군남댐 운영에 어려움이 많다. 이러한 상황에서 위성원격탐사 영상자료는 미계측 북한 접경지역의 수문상황을 판단하는 데 유용한 자료가 될 수 있다. 위성을 통한 수위 추정 방법은 위성영상에서 탐지된 수표면을 DEM과 중첩하여 판독하는 방법인 imaging 기법과 레이더고도계로 불리는 altimeter로 위성에서 수표면까지의 거리를 직접 측정하여 산출하는 profiling 기법 등 크게 두 가지 방법이 있다. 본 연구에서는 위성영상으로 산출된 DEM과 ESA의 Sentinel-1 C-밴드 SAR 영상을 중첩하여 황강댐 수위를 추정해 보았다. 정확도 문제가 있겠지만, 황강댐 수위 변화의 경향성은 확인할 수 있었으므로, 향후 개선을 통해 황강댐 수위변동 추세 분석과 상황별 적절한 사전 대응에 활용할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.40-44
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• 2010

North Korea's discharge of water from a dam into the Imjin River that flows through the inter-Korean border swept away a riverside camping site early Sunday morning, killing six people. This tragic incident might have been prevented if the North had given prior notice of the release from its Hwanggang Dam to the South. Investigations are under way to determine the reasons behind the unexpected act. This incident was a man-made disaster not least death of six people. A water level monitoring system(WLMS) of the Imjin River was installed the bridge of Pilseung that operate three public institutions. The WLMS of the A institution set up warning siren and broadcasting as the water level has been rising the bridge of Pilseung in the Imjin River. But the A institution's system was already out of side before discharged of water a dam into the Imjin River and the operators were culpable negligence. The B institution's office employee on charges of negligence that might have contributed to the tragedy and one of the A institution's employees ignored 26 warning messages on the WLMS. This tragic incident was a man-made disaster not least death of six people and might have been prevented if the WLMS was normally operated and the system operators must be worked a tight.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.28 no.5B
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• pp.505-514
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• 2008

The Imjin and North Han River are sharing watershed between South and North Korea. In Imjin river basin, the April 5th dam and Hwanggang dam which are already constructed or on constrution, causes problems in water supply in the downstrean area. At the same time, in the North Han River basin, the Imnam dam is being operated for diversion to Anbyeon Youngman Hydropower Plant and it gives rise to conflict between South and North by reducing streamflow in the North Han River of South Korean side. Therefore, a cooperative framework needs to be built for settling the pending issues. In this study, based on the theory of conflict resolution in the international shared river basin, the practical alternatives are suggested. These approaches are expected to help in preparing reasonable resolution ahead of seeking political decision. Also, in order to preparing consistent and reasonable river management measures, the South-North shared river management commission was suggested.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2023.05a
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• pp.64-64
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• 2023

황강댐은 임진강 상류 군사분계선으로부터 약 42km떨어진 위치에 존재하며 약 3~4억톤의 규모로 추정된다. 이에 우리나라는 약 7천만톤 규모의 군남홍수조절지를 건설하여 임진강 상류로부터 기인하는 홍수를 방어하고 황강댐의 무단방류에 대비하고 있다. 과거 2009년 9월 6일 임진강 상류 황강댐에서의 대규모 방류로 인해 경기도 연천군 일대에 홍수가 발생하여 이로 인한 인명 및 재산피해가 발생한 바 있으며, 2020년 8월 5일에는 장마전선으로 인한 폭우와 더불어 임진강 필승교 수위관측소의 수위가 급상승하면서 관측 이래 역대 최고수위가 발생하여 홍수경보가 발령되고 인근 주민이 대피하는 사례가 발생하였다. 또한, 2022년 6월 27일부터 발생한 장마전선 및 집중호우로 인해 임진강 필승교 수위관측소의 수위가 급상승하면서 홍수주의보가 발령되고 인근 주민이 대피하는 사례가 발생하였으며, 7월에는 비가 내리지 않는 상황에서 황강댐의 방류로 추정되는 유입량이 필승교 수위관측소와 군남홍수조절지에서 관측되었다. 이에 본 연구에서는 인공위성 영상에서 추출한 황강댐의 수위를 이용하여 수문모형과 저수지 운영 알고리즘을 구축하고 당시 발생한 홍수사례를 분석하여 황강댐의 운영방식을 추정하였다. 분석결과, 2020년 8월 5~7일 사이에 발생한 유입량의 경우 자체 유역 유입량은 전체 유입량대비 약 33%이나 북한 황강댐으로부터 추가로 방류된 양은 약 67%로 군남홍수조절지 유입량의 3/2 가량이 북한 황강댐의 방류량으로부터 발생된 것으로 보이며 2021년 6월에도 유사한 양상을 보였다. 하지만, 북한 황강댐의 운영방식이 용수공급을 위한 고수위 유지 운영방식에서 홍수기에 댐 월류 및 파괴를 방지하기 위한 사전방류를 수행하는 것으로 추정되었다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2022.05a
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• pp.291-291
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• 2022

북한의 황강댐은 우리나라와 북한이 공유하고 있는 대표적인 하천인 임진강 상류에 존재하는 댐으로서 팔당댐의 약 1.5배의 규모를 가지고 있으며, 하류로의 발전방류와 함께 유역 외 지역인 예성강 지역으로 방류량의 일부를 도수시키며 이를 통해 예성강 1, 2호 발전소에서의 발전을 실시하고, 생활, 공업, 농업용수를 예성강 유역에 공급하는 것으로 파악된다. 2009년 9월 6일 임진강 상류 황강댐에서의 대규모 방류로 인해 경기도 연천군 일대에 홍수가 발생하였으며 이로 인한 인명 및 재산피해가 발생한 바 있다. 이에 우리나라에서는 임진강 하류에 군남홍수조절지를 설치하고 상류의 필승교 수위표를 이용하여 홍수경보체제를 운용하고 레이더 강우와 수문모형을 이용한 감시체계를 유지하고 있으나 황강댐 운영현황이 불확실함에 따라 정확한 예보가 어려운 실정이다. 본 연구에서 미계측 지역의 홍수예보를 위해 산정한 상당상수량이란 저수지의 현재 수위로부터 특정 수위까지 도달하는데 요구되는 강우량을 말하며 강우예보 시점에서 저수지의 최대 수위를 신속하게 파악할 수 있는 홍수예경보 수단이다. 미계측 유역인 임진강 상류 황강댐 유역의 상당강우량을 산정하기 위해 인공위성영상에서 획득한 댐 수위의 시계열 자료를 활용하여 간접적으로 보정된 황강댐 상류의 수문모형을 이용하였으며 현재 댐 수위로부터 주요 수위(방류개시수위, 상시만수위, 계획홍수위)에 도달하게 되는 상당강우량을 산정하였다.