Rajjaprabha Dam

Rajjaprabha Dam
Rajjaprabha Dam is located in Thailand
Rajjaprabha Dam
Location of Rajjaprabha Dam in Thailand
CountryThailand
LocationBan Ta Khun District
PurposePower, irrigation
StatusOperational
Construction began1982
Opening date1987
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, rock-fill
Height95 m (312 ft)
Length761 m (2,497 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity5,639,000,000 m3 (4,572,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface area185 km2 (71 sq mi)
Turbines3 x 80 MW
Installed capacity240 MW

Rajjaprabha Dam (Thai: เขื่อนรัชชประภา, RTGSKhuean Ratchaprapha, pronounced [kʰɯ̀a̯n rát.t͡ɕʰā.prā.pʰāː]) or Cheow Lan Dam (เขื่อนเชี่ยวหลาน, RTGSKhuean Chiao Lan, pronounced [kʰɯ̀a̯n t͡ɕʰîa̯w lǎːn]) is a multi-purpose dam in Ban Cheow Lan, Tambon Khao Phang, Ban Ta Khun District, Surat Thani Province. Its purpose is electricity generation, irrigation, flood control, and fishing. Construction started on 9 February 1982. It was inaugurated on 30 September 1987. King Bhumibol Adulyadej gave the dam the name "Rajjaprabha", meaning 'light of the kingdom'.[1]

Rajjaprabha is a rockfill dam with clay core. It is 95 meters high, 761 meters long, with a capacity of 5,639 million m3 of water, covering 185 km2. The power plant houses three 80 MW generators, totalling 240 MW of generating capacity.[1]

The lake attracts over 70,000 tourists every year. Due to its scenery, it has been called "Guilin, Thailand".[2] Much of the lake is under the supervision of Khao Sok National Park.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b "Rajjaprabha Dam". Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT). Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. ^ "เขื่อนเชี่ยวหลาน(สุราษฎร์ธานี)". Airports of Thailand (AOT). 3 July 2016.
  3. ^ "เขื่อนรัชชประภา เที่ยวง่าย ๆ ไปเองก็ได้ ไม่ยากอย่างที่คิด". Kapook.com. 30 January 2017.
  4. ^ "เขื่อนรัชชประภา หรือ เขื่อนเชี่ยวหลาน". Tourdoi.com.