Official name Huai Kum Dam Type of dam Rock Fill Dam Length 282 m (925 ft) | Opening date 1980 Impounds Nam Phrom River Height 36 m | |
Location Kaset Somboon District, Chaiyaphum Province, Thailand Owner Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand Similar Tha Thung Na Dam, Jinghong Dam, Lower Se San 2 Dam, Buôn Kuốp Hydroelectric Power St, Huangdeng Dam | ||
Huai Kum Dam, its facilities consist of a rockfill dam with clay core (35.5 metres high and 282 metres long) and a 1.2 MW semi-underground powerhouse which is 4 metres high from the ground and 11 metres down below the ground surface. The dam forms a reservoir with a storage capacity of 22 million cubic metres The word I-san denotes vastness, which is appropriate considering that the Northeast or Khorat Plateau is bordered to the north and the east by the Mekong River and Laos, and to the south largely by Cambodia. Characterized by rolling terrain and undulating hills, the region has an arid and harsh climate, often suffering from floods and droughts. Yet the major income of the local people is from agriculture, especially rice crops. Agricultural products have dominated the region’s economy with the four main crops being rice, cassava, sugar cane and corn