Vajiralongkorn Dam

Vajiralongkorn Dam

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caption= The Vajiralongkorn Dam
official_name= Vajiralongkorn Dam
crosses= Khwae Noi River
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locale=Kanchanaburi, Thailand
maint= Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
length= 1,019 m
height= 92 m
width= 10 m
began= 1979
open= 1984
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Vajiralongkorn Dam, formerly named the Khao Laem Dam, is a 300MW dam in Thong Pha Phum district in Kanchanaburi, Thailand. The dam lies across the Khwae Noi River and was renamed Vajiralongkorn Dam after Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn on July 13, 2001. Vajiralongkorn Dam is Thailand's first rockfill dam with concrete facing slab. [Vajiralongkorn Dam and Hydropower Plant (brochure)]

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.

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*Citation |last1= |first1= |date=November, 2002|title=Vajiralongkorn Dam and Hydropower Plant (brochure)|place=|publisher=Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) Public Relations Division


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