Sirikit Dam

Sirikit Dam
The dam's power station at its base
Sirikit Dam is located in Thailand
Sirikit Dam
Location of Sirikit Dam in Thailand
Official nameQueen Sirikit Dam
CountryThailand
LocationTha Pla, Uttaradit
Coordinates17°45′50″N 100°33′48″E / 17.76389°N 100.56333°E / 17.76389; 100.56333
StatusIn use
Construction began1968
Opening date1974
Owner(s)Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment
ImpoundsNan River
Height113.6 m (373 ft)
Length800 m (2,625 ft)
Width (crest)12 m (39 ft)
Width (base)630 m (2,067 ft)
Spillway typeTunnel, service
Spillway capacity3,250 m3/s (114,773 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
CreatesSirikit Reservoir
Total capacity9,510,000,000 m3 (7,709,882 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity6,668,000,000 m3 (5,405,836 acre⋅ft)
Catchment area13,130 km2 (5,070 sq mi)
Surface area259 km2 (100 sq mi)
Power Station
Commission date1974, 1995
Hydraulic head75.4 m (247 ft) (rated)
Turbines4 x 125 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity500 MW

The Queen Sirikit Dam is an embankment dam on the Nan River, a tributary of the Chao Phraya River, in Tha Pla District, Uttaradit Province, Thailand. It is at the southeastern edge of the Phi Pan Nam Range. The dam was built for the purpose of irrigation, flood control and hydroelectric power production. It is named after Sirikit, Queen of Thailand.[1]

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