In August 1956, construction on the dam began and excavation commenced the next month and continued until April 1957, removing 680,000 cubic metres (24,013,973 cu ft) of rock and material.

The same month that excavation was complete, concrete placement began and continued until September 1958.

The dam is composed of 130,000 cubic metres (4,590,907 cu ft) of concrete and contains seven openings on its surface to discharge water downstream.

[1] An axillary dam was built in conjunction with the project in order to protect low-lying areas from the reservoir.

It is located about 2 kilometres (1 mi) northwest of the main dam and is an embankment type.