Country Thailand Impounds Yom River | Status Proposed Impound Yom River | |
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Location Song District, Phrae Province Purpose Flood control, irrigation Type of dam Embankment, earth-fill clay-core Owner Royal Irrigation Department Similar Mae Wong Dam, Pak Mun Dam, Kaeng Luang Railway, Pae Muang Pee Forest Park, Doi Pha Klong National | ||
Kaeng Sua Ten (แก่งเสือเต้น) is a site in the Phi Pan Nam Range, in Song District, Phrae Province, Thailand. It is near Mae Yom National Park, in a rural area of the Thai highlands.
Contents
- Map of Kaeng Suea Ten Dam Tambon Tao Pun Amphoe Song Chang Wat Phrae 54120 Thailand
- Projected dam
- References
Map of Kaeng Suea Ten Dam, Tambon Tao Pun, Amphoe Song, Chang Wat Phrae 54120, Thailand
Projected dam
A dam was planned on Yom River in Kaeng Suea Ten in 1991 but the project was later abandoned. The dam, if built, would destroy large areas of forest, where many of the tree species are valuable teak trees. The plans were renewed in 2006, drawing protest from the Assembly of the Poor and Living River Siam. The debate about the dam was opened again in 2011. However, the dam project has not been implemented yet due to the strong resistance of environmental groups and the villagers around Mae Yom River.
References
Kaeng Suea Ten Dam Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA