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{{Infobox dam
|name                 = Imnam Dam
|image                =Imnam Dam Landsat image elevation model.png
|image_caption        =View of the dam as seen by Landsat, 3D elevation model (yellow item in the middle of the image).
|name_official        =
|dam_crosses          = [[Bukhan River]]
|res_name             =
|location             =[[Kimhwa County]], [[Kangwon-do (North Korea)|Kangwon Province]], [[North Korea]]
|dam_length           = 2329 ft (710 m)
|dam_height           = 399 ft (121.5 m)
|dam_width_base       =
|construction_began   = 1986
|opening              = 2003
| location_map         = North Korea
| location_map_size    = 
| location_map_caption = 
| coordinates          = {{coord|38|25|21|N|127|47|32|E|display=inline,title}}
|extra                =
}}
{{Infobox Korean name|
hangul=임남언제|
hanja=任南堰堤|
rr=imnam eonje|
mr=imnam ŏnje|
}}
'''Imnam Dam''' ({{Korean|hangul=임남언제}}) is a [[dam]] on the [[Bukhan River]] in [[North Korea]], completed in 2003.<ref name="wt">{{cite news |url=http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/05/front2453671.0770833334.html |title=S. Korea completes 'Peace Dam' to block flood attack from North |work=World Tribune |date=October 27, 2005 |access-date=August 28, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175900/http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/05/front2453671.0770833334.html |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Construction began in 1986. The dam was immediately seen as a threat by the South Korean government. The Bukhan River is a [[tributary]] of the [[Han River (Korea)|Han River]], and war scenarios foresaw North Korea releasing flood waters that could engulf the South Korean capital of [[Seoul]]. Though fears of a "water attack" have diminished, 2002 satellite photos of cracks in the North Korean dam caused fears it could collapse following heavy rains. In September 2005, without warning, North Korea released a massive amount of water from a dam, causing large floods in South Korea.<ref name="wt"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/1965743.stm |title=Fears over North Korean dam |work=BBC News |date=May 3, 2002}}</ref>

To protect itself against the perceived threat, South Korea built the [[Peace Dam]] across the border, 22 miles to the south.

Since Imnam Dam was built, water inflow to the Han River has decreased by 12 percent. This has caused environmental problems and water shortages in the Seoul metropolitan area.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/28/world/asia/28korea.html |title=Peace Dam Still Waits for the Flood That Never Came |author=Choe Sang-hun |author-link=Choe Sang-hun |work=New York Times |date=August 28, 2007|quote=Like the two Koreas, the two dams are twin brothers, born at the same time, facing each other across DMZ}}</ref>

Imnam Dam is 710 meters wide, 121.5 meters high, and has a claimed capacity of 2.62 billion tons of water.<ref name="wt"/>

== References ==
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[[Category:Dams in North Korea]]
[[Category:Dams completed in 2003]]
[[Category:2003 establishments in North Korea]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kangwon Province]]