Bang Lang Reservoir

Bang Lang Reservoir
Bang Lang Reservoir is located in Thailand
Bang Lang Reservoir
Bang Lang Reservoir
LocationYala Province
Coordinates6°9′20″N 101°16′25″E / 6.15556°N 101.27361°E / 6.15556; 101.27361
TypeReservoir
Primary inflowsPattani River
Primary outflowsPattani River
Basin countriesThailand
Built1981
Max. width1.92 miles (3.09 km)
Water volume1,420 million cubic metres (1,150,000 acre⋅ft)
Islandsnumerous 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]

  1. ^ "Bang Lang Dam". Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT). Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2020.