Local favourite dam · Ryanggang, North Korea
Samsu Dam
삼수댐
Samsu Dam is a dam in Ryanggang, North Korea.
Samsu Dam: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Samsu Dam
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Samsu Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 41.31829, 128.15563. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Samsu Dam
- Samji · lake · Ryanggang · ~74 km · Must-see
- Unju Peak · viewpoint · Ryanggang · ~7 km
- Monument to the Great Comrades Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il · fort · Ryanggang · ~12 km
- Hyesan Jinseong · fort · Ryanggang · ~12 km
- Pochonbo Battle Victory Monument · fort · Ryanggang · ~12 km
- Great Comrades Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il murals · fort · Ryanggang · ~13 km
- Mount Chŏldŏk · viewpoint · Ryanggang · ~13 km
- Xianjindao · viewpoint · ~16 km
- Hŭisang Peak · viewpoint · Ryanggang · ~17 km
- Mount Puch'ae · viewpoint · Ryanggang · ~22 km
- Nurun Peak · viewpoint · Ryanggang · ~50 km
- Pungseo Lake · lake · Ryanggang · ~54 km
- P'ungsŏ-ho · lake · Ryanggang · ~56 km
- Rimyeongsu Waterfall · waterfall · Ryanggang · ~58 km
- Chong Peak · viewpoint · Ryanggang · ~60 km
- Chongha Peak · viewpoint · Ryanggang · ~63 km
- Mount Sampo · viewpoint · Ryanggang · ~63 km
- Mount Nampotae · viewpoint · Ryanggang · ~64 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Samsu Dam
- Samji · lake · Ryanggang · ~74 km · Must-see
- Heaven Lake · lake · Ryanggang · ~96 km · Must-see
- Pungseo Lake · lake · Ryanggang · ~54 km
- P'ungsŏ-ho · lake · Ryanggang · ~56 km
- Sach'op'yŏng-jŏsuji · lake · Ryanggang · ~70 km
- Naejung Dam · lake · Ryanggang · ~84 km
- Hwangsuwon Reservoir · lake · Ryanggang · ~87 km
- Wonbong Reservoir · lake · Ryanggang · ~103 km
- Small heavenly lake · lake · Yanbian · ~103 km
- Sŏŏsuri-chosuji · lake · South Hamgyong · ~104 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Samsu Dam?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Samsu Dam?
Nearby: Samji (lake, 74 km), Unju Peak (viewpoint, 7 km), Monument to the Great Comrades Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il (fort, 12 km), Hyesan Jinseong (fort, 12 km), Pochonbo Battle Victory Monument (fort, 12 km), Great Comrades Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il murals (fort, 13 km).