Sempor Dam

Sempor Dam
Location of Sempor Dam in Indonesia
Country Indonesia
Location District Gombong, Kebumen, Central Java Province
Coordinates 7°33′59.78″S 109°29′10.12″E / 7.5666056°S 109.4861444°E / -7.5666056; 109.4861444Coordinates: 7°33′59.78″S 109°29′10.12″E / 7.5666056°S 109.4861444°E / -7.5666056; 109.4861444
Purpose Power, water supply, flood control, recreation
Status Operational
Construction began 1967
Opening date 1978 (1978)
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Embankment, rock-fill
Impounds Sempor River
Height 58 m (190 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity 56,900,000 m3 (46,100 acre·ft)
Surface area 43 km2 (17 sq mi)
Power station
Commission date 1978
Turbines 1 x 1 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity 1 MW

Sempor Dam is an embankment dam on the Sempor River in District Gombong, Kebumen, Central Java Province, Republic of Indonesia.[1][2] In addition to being a tourist attraction Sempor Dam is a source of irrigation water for farmers.[3] It helps irrigate thousands of paddy fields in the delta.[3] It also provides for flood control and has a 1 MW hydroelectric power station at its base. Construction on the dam started in 1967 but in the same year water from flash floods over-topped it, causing the dam to fail. The wave of water killed over 2,000 people downstream and delivered widespread damage to the area.[4][5] Construction later restarted on the dam and it was completed in 1978. Its power station was later commissioned in 1980.[6][7]

References

  1. Mukhammad Najib (2013). "Waduk Sempor di Gombong, Tak Kalah Cantik dengan Jatiluhur" (in Indonesian). travel.detik.com. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  2. Markus Sugeng Budhi Prasetyo (2012). "Waduk Sempor, Kesejukan di Tengah Panasnya Kebumen" (in Indonesian). travel.detik.com. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Waduk Sempor". Pemerintah Kabupaten Kebumen. 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  4. Christian, John T. (28 August 2002). "Dam Failure" (PDF). Colorado University. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  5. Wohl, Ellen (2013). Mountain Rivers Revisited. John Wiley & Sons. p. 338. ISBN 1118671562.
  6. "Mrica HEPP" (PDF). Indonesia Power – Generation Business Unit. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  7. "Countries, regions, transboundary river basins (Search 'Indonesia' and 'dams')". United Nations FAO. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
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