Sempor Dam (Indonesian: Waduk Sempor, Javanese: ꦮꦝꦸꦏ꧀ꦱꦺꦩ꧀ꦥꦺꦴꦂ, romanized: Wadhuk Sémpor) 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 on 29 November 1967. The wave of water killed 160 people in three towns, including Magelang. [4] [5] and delivered widespread damage to the area.[6][7] Construction later restarted on the dam and it was completed in 1978. Its power station was later commissioned in 1980.[8][9]
| Sempor Dam | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Purpose | Power, water supply, flood control, recreation |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1967 |
| Opening date | 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) |
| Commission date | 1978 |
| Turbines | 1 × 1 MW Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 1 MW |
 Location of Sempor dam, Central Java | |
References edit
- ^ Najib, Mukhammad (2 July 2013). "Waduk Sempor di Gombong, Tak Kalah Cantik dengan Jatiluhur" (in Indonesian). travel.detik.com. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ Markus Sugeng Budhi Prasetyo (2012). "Waduk Sempor, Kesejukan di Tengah Panasnya Kebumen" (in Indonesian). travel.detik.com. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ a b "Waduk Sempor". Pemerintah Kabupaten Kebumen. 2012. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ "138 Known Dead As Dam Collapses", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2 December 1967, p1
- ^ "Deaths at Dam up to 160", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 3 December 1967, p1
- ^ Christian, John T. (28 August 2002). "Dam Failure" (PDF). Colorado University. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ^ Wohl, Ellen (2013). Mountain Rivers Revisited. John Wiley & Sons. p. 338. ISBN 978-1118671566.
- ^ "Mrica HEPP" (PDF). Indonesia Power – Generation Business Unit. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ^ "Countries, regions, transboundary river basins (Search 'Indonesia' and 'dams')". United Nations FAO. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
