Cheongpyeong Lake () is a clear water

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Cheongpyeong Cheongpyeong () is a small town about 1 hour east of Seoul, South Korea, in Gapyeong County, Gyeonggi Province. It has a population of approximately 20,000. It is serviced by 3 schools: an elementary, middle and high school. It attracts Korean ...

Gapyeong County Gapyeong County (), alternatively Kapyong County, is a county in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It was the scene of the Battle of Kapyong, a major battle of the Korean War. Administrative Region and Language Gapyeong County has one eup and ...

, and

Gyeonggi Province Gyeonggi Province (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Seoul, the nation's largest city and capital, is in the heart of the area but has been separately administered as a provincial-level ''special city'' since 1946. Incheon, ...

, South Korea. It was created with the construction of

Cheongpyeong Dam Cheongpyeong Dam () is a dam located in Gyeonggi Province. The dam is located above sea level, about from Seoul. Located on the Bukhan River in the southwest of Gapyeong County, it was built in 1943 as the Cheongpyeong hydroelectric power pl ...

in 1944 to block the Bukhangang River. It is located 50 kilometers (30 miles) away from

Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...

, the capital of South Korea. The lake has an area of , a full water area of , and a water storage capacity of 180 million tons. In 1977, it was designated as a

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but this was lifted in November 1984. The lake is surrounded by mountains. Near Cheongpyeong Lake is an

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as well as a number of

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. Nearby the lake there is

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and other recreational activities. Around Cheongpyeong Lake, there are approximately 30 boating areas for water skiing,

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s, banana boats,

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, and other water activities. The tourist season is from July to August, accounting for 64.5% of annual footfall. Cheongpyeong Lake is listed as part of the 'Eight Scenic Views of Gapyeong' (가평팔경; 加平八景), alongside Chungnyungsan's pine forest.

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Lakes of South Korea {{Gyeonggi-geo-stub