Experts in creating innovation: Dadaepo Beach in Busan

1 Introduction to Dadaepo Beach.

The beach has a sandy beach area of 53,000㎡, a length of 900m, a width of 100m, an average water temperature of 21.6℃, and a depth of 1.5m. It is located 8km southwest of Busan, where the Nakdong River estuary and the sea meet. It is a well-known vacation spot with high-quality sand brought from the upper reaches of the Nakdong River, a gentle slope, shallow water, and warm water. It is not a place for lodging or camping, but there are convenient facilities such as accommodations and restaurants nearby. Since it opened as a beach in the 1970s, it has been open every year from July 1 to August 31.

Since the completion of the Nakdong River estuary dam in 1987, the natural inflow of river water has been blocked, and the beach's function has deteriorated to the extent that tourists who fish at the estuary dam or catch conches or crabs on the sandy beach during low tide now visit more than beachgoers. Nearby, there is Molundae, which used to be an island but is now connected to the mainland by sand that has washed up from the upper reaches of the Nakdong River. There are also many cultural heritage sites and tourist attractions, such as Dadaepo Shell Mound, the migratory bird habitat in the lower reaches of the Nakdong River, Dadaejin Dongheon, Jeongun Gongsun's Monument, and Yun Gongdan.