Paroho Lake (Hwacheon) (파로호(화천))

Published 2009-09-03 Updated 2022-12-26 View 11476

We provide various information such as the website, contact information, usage information, and location (map) of Gangwon-do Hwacheon-gun, Paroho Lake (Hwacheon) (파로호(화천)) using public data of Korea Tourism Organization.

Paroho Lake is a manmade lake created when Hwacheon Dam was built in the valley of the Bukhangang River. The lake was once referred to as Daebungho Lake for its resembling image of an imaginary phoenix rising with its wings spread wide open when seen from afar. The area was a territory of North Korea after Korea's independence, but became a South Korean territory after the Korean War.