Huai Kum Dam

Huai Kum Dam
Official nameHuai Kum Dam
CountryThailand
LocationKaset Sombun, Chaiyaphum
Coordinates16°24′37″N 101°47′35″E / 16.410198°N 101.793102°E / 16.410198; 101.793102
Opening date1980
Owner(s)Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
Dam and spillways
Type of damRockfill
ImpoundsNam Phrom River
Height35.5 m (116 ft)
Length282 m (925 ft)
Reservoir
CreatesHuai Kum Dam Reservoir
Power Station
Operator(s)Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
Installed capacity1.2 MW
Annual generation2 GWh

Huai Kum Dam (Thai: เขื่อนห้วยกุ่ม, RTGS: Khuean Huai Kum, pronounced [kʰɯ̀a̯n hûa̯j kùm]), is on the Nam Phrom River in Kaset Sombun District, Chaiyaphum Province, Thailand.[1] It consists of a rockfill dam with clay core (35.5 metres high and 282 metres long) and a 1.2 MW semi-underground powerhouse which rises four metres high from the ground and 11 metres beneath the surface. The dam forms a reservoir with a storage capacity of 22 million cubic metres to supply water for the downstream irrigation areas of Chulabhorn Dam in Chaiyaphum Province whereas the power plant provides two million kWh of electric energy per year. The king and the queen accompanied by Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn and Princess Chulabhorn presided over the inauguration ceremony on 19 December 1980.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Huai Kum Dam". Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Royally-Initiated Development Projects". Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT). Retrieved 28 June 2020.
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