Official name Vajiralongkorn Dam Opening date 1984 Opened June 1984 Impound Khwae Noi River | Location Kanchanaburi, Thailand Impounds Khwae Noi River Construction began 1979 Installed capacity 300 MW | |
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Operator(s) Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand Type of dam Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill Address 14°47'58. 98°35'49., 0"N ซอย เอกชัย 89/0 Bang Bon, Bangkok 10150, Thailand Dam volume 8,100,000 m3 (10,594,400 cu yd) Hours Open today · 8AM–6PMTuesday8AM–6PMWednesday8AM–6PMThursday(Chakri Memorial Day)8AM–6PMHours might differFriday8AM–6PMSaturday8AM–6PMSunday8AM–6PMMonday8AM–6PMSuggest an edit Similar Srinagarind Dam, Three Pagodas Pass, Mueang Sing Historical, Wat Wang Wiwekaram, The Million Years Stone Par | ||
Vajiralongkorn dam
Vajiralongkorn Dam (Thai: เขื่อนวชิราลงกรณ; rtgs: Khuean Wachiralongkon), formerly named the Khao Laem Dam (เขื่อนเขาแหลม), is a concrete-face rock-fill dam (CFRD) in Thong Pha Phum district in Kanchanaburi, Thailand. The dam lies across the Khwae Noi River (River Kwai) and was renamed Vajiralongkorn Dam after Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn on July 13, 2001. Vajiralongkorn Dam is Thailand's first CFRD and supplies a 300 MW hydroelectric power station with water.
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Construction
Dam construction began in 1979 and took five years to complete. Its reservoir started filling with water in June, 1984. Three 100MW hydropower generators came on line in October and December, 1984 and February 1985 respectively. The reservoir created by the dam has a maximum storage capacity of 8,860 million cubic meters covering a total catchment area of 3,720 square kilometers. Average runoff into the reservoir is approximately 5,500 million cubic meters per year.