Pa Sak Jolasid Dam

Pa Sak Cholasit Dam
Pa Sak Cholasit Dam with the Dong Phaya Yen Range in the background
Pa Sak Jolasid Dam is located in Thailand
Pa Sak Jolasid Dam
Location of Pa Sak Cholasit Dam in Thailand
CountryThailand
LocationPhatthana Nikhom, Lopburi with Wang Muang, Saraburi
Coordinates14°51′41″N 101°03′58″E / 14.86139°N 101.06611°E / 14.86139; 101.06611
StatusOperational
Construction began1991
Opening date1999
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, earth-fill
ImpoundsPa Sak River
Height36.5 m (120 ft)
Length4,860 m (15,940 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity960,000,000 m3 (778,285 acre⋅ft)
Power Station
Installed capacity6.7 MW

The Pa Sak Jolasid Dam or Pa Sak Cholasit Dam (Thai: เขื่อนป่าสักชลสิทธิ์, RTGSKhuean Pa Sak Chonlasit pronounced [kʰɯ̀a̯n pàː sàk t͡ɕʰōn.lā.sìt]) impounds the Pa Sak River at Ban Kaeng Suea Ten, Tambon Nong Bua, Phatthana Nikhom District, Lopburi Province, and Ban Kham Phran, Tambon Kham Phran, Wang Muang District, Saraburi Province, Thailand. It is the biggest reservoir in central Thailand.[1]

The 4,860-meter (15,940 ft) wide and 36.5-meter (120 ft) high dam is earth-filled with an impervious core. The storage capacity is 785 million m3 of water at normal water level, with a maximum capacity of 960 million m3. The dam also supplies about 6.7 MW of hydro-electric power.

  1. ^ "Pa Sak Jolasid Dam". TAT. Archived from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.