Huai Kum Dam Explained

Huai Kum Dam
Name Official:Huai Kum Dam
Dam Crosses:Nam Phrom River
Country:Thailand
Location:Kaset Sombun, Chaiyaphum
Coordinates:16.4102°N 101.7931°W
Dam Type:Rockfill
Dam Length:282m (925feet)
Dam Height:35.5m (116.5feet)
Opening:1980
Res Name:Huai Kum Dam Reservoir
Plant Capacity:1.2 MW
Plant Annual Gen:2 GWh

Huai Kum Dam (Thai: เขื่อนห้วยกุ่ม,, in Thai pronounced as /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]

Notes and References

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