Bang Lang Reservoir | |
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Location | Yala Province |
Coordinates | 6°9′20″N 101°16′25″E / 6.15556°N 101.27361°E |
Type | Reservoir |
Primary inflows | Pattani River |
Primary outflows | Pattani River |
Basin countries | Thailand |
Built | 1981 |
Max. width | 1.92 miles (3.09 km) |
Water volume | 1,420 million cubic metres (1,150,000 acre⋅ft) |
Islands | numerous islands and islets |
Bang Lang Reservoir (Thai: อ่างเก็บน้ำบางลาง) is a reservoir in Bannang Sata District, Yala Province, southern Thailand. The reservoir is on the Pattani River.
The reservoir's dam, Bang Lang Dam, is 85 metres high with a crest of 422 metres long, and the reservoir has a capacity of 1,420 million cubic metres. It is used for irrigation and flood control as well as to produce 72 MW of electricity.[1]