Mae Ngat Somboon Chon Dam Explained

Mae Ngat Somboon Chon Dam
Location Map:Thailand
Location Map Caption:Dam location in Thailand
Coordinates:19.1614°N 99.04°W
Country:Thailand
Location:Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai
Purpose:Multi-purpose
Status:O
Opening:22 February 1986
Dam Type:F
Dam Crosses:Mae Ngat River
Dam Height Foundation:59m (194feet)
Dam Length:1950m (6,400feet)
Res Name:Mae Ngat Somboon Chon Reservoir
Res Capacity Total:265000000m2
Res Catchment:1281km2
Res Surface:16km2
Plant Operator:Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
Plant Turbines:2 x 4.5 MW
Plant Capacity:9 MW
Plant Annual Gen:29 GWh
Website:Mae Ngat Somboon Chon Dam at EGAT

The Mae Ngat Somboon Chon Dam (Thai: เขื่อนแม่งัดสมบูรณ์ชล,, in Thai pronounced as /kʰɯ̀a̯n mɛ̂ː ŋát sǒm.būːn t͡ɕʰōn/), is a multi-purpose hydroelectric dam in the Mae Taeng District of Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. It impounds the Mae Ngat River, a tributary of the Ping River. The dam is located at the western side of Si Lanna National Park.

Description

Mae Ngat Somboon Chon Dam is an earth fill dam. It is 1950m (6,400feet) long and 59m (194feet) high. Its reservoir has a maximum storage capacity of 265000000m2 with a catchment area of 1281km2.

Power plant

The dam's power plant has two hydroelectric generating units, each with an installed capacity of 4.5 MW. They became operational in 1985.