Damyangho Lake (담양호)

Published 2012-12-17 Updated 2022-09-15 View 18321

We provide various information such as the website, contact information, usage information, and location (map) of Jeollanam-do Damyang-gun, Damyangho Lake (담양호) using public data of Korea Tourism Organization.

Damyangho Lake is a man-made lake, created in 1976 with the construction of a dam on Yeongsangang River. The lake is set at the base of the picturesque Chuwolsan and Geumseongsan Mountains, and its crystal clear water is the habitat of many different freshwater fish species including pond smelt, catfish, snakehead, carp and leather carp. With Damyangho Lake at the center, the area is surrounded by Chuwolsan Tourism Area, Gamagol Youth Camping Grounds and Geumseong Mountain Fortress. The mountain’s lakeside road, which passes through a tunnel at the mid-section of the mountain, is a popular scenic driving road.