Vajiralongkorn Dam
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| Coordinates | 14 ° 47 '58 " N , 98 ° 35' 49" E | ||
| Data on the structure | |||
| Lock type: | CFR dam | ||
| Construction time: | 1979-1984 | ||
| Height of the barrier structure : | 92/130 m | ||
| Building volume: | 8th 100 000 m³ | ||
| Crown length: | 1 019 m | ||
| Crown width: | 10 m | ||
| Power plant output: | 300 MW | ||
| Operator: | Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand | ||
| Data on the reservoir | |||
| Water surface | 388 km² | ||
| Storage space | 8,860 million m³ | ||
| Catchment area | 3 720 km² | ||
The Vajiralongkorn Dam , formerly known as the Khao Laem Dam , is a dam in the Thong Pha Phum district of Kanchanaburi Province in Thailand , which is dammed by the first CFR dam in Thailand. The dam stands on Mae Nam Khwae Noi (Khwae Noi River, "River Kwai") and was renamed on July 13, 2001 after the Crown Prince of Thailand Maha Vajiralongkorn . A hydropower plant with a capacity of 300 MW is operated with the dam .
Building
According to various sources, the dam is either 92 (according to Martin Wieland, Qingwen Ren, John SY, Balkema, London 2004) or 130 m high. The construction of the dam began in 1979 and lasted five years, followed by the filling of the reservoir in June 1984. The three 100 MW generators, powered by Francis turbines , went online between October 1984 and December 1985. This means that 760 GWh of electricity can be generated annually .
The reservoir has a maximum storage capacity of 8860 million cubic meters, an area of 388 km² and a catchment area of 3720 km². The average inflow to the reservoir is around 5500 million cubic meters per year.
10,800 people had to be resettled from the area of the reservoir. It also flooded a section of the Thailand-Burma railway that was abandoned after World War II .
Attractions
- Wat Wang Wiwekaram ( วัด วังก์ วิ เว กา ราม ) - an old Buddhist temple ( Wat ) belonging to the Mon ethnic group is located in the Sangkhla Buri district on the bank of the reservoir. The large Chedi Phutthakaya is modeled on the Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya in the northeastern Indian state of Bihar .
See also
- Down the river is the Si Nakharin Dam .
- List of the largest dams on earth
- List of the largest reservoirs on earth
- List of the largest hydroelectric plants in the world
- List of dams in the world
literature
- Vajiralongkorn Dam and Hydropower Plant (Brochure), Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) Public Relations Division, November 2002.
Web links
- Tan, Ed .: Martin Wieland, Qingwen Ren, John SY, Balkema, London 2004, isbn = 0415362407, 114 pages: New Developments in Dam Engineering. Retrieved February 17, 2012 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Operation, Monitoring and Decommissioning of Large Dams in India, p. 18 (24th page). Retrieved July 30, 2015 .
- ↑ a b McCartney, Acreman and Bergkamp, Freshwater ecosystem management and environmental security (PDF; 346 kB) 1999 p. 29 (37th page)