Bhumibol Dam

The Bhumibol Dam is a concrete arch dam on the , a tributary of the , in Sam Ngao District of Tak Province, . It is about 480 km north of Bangkok and was built for the purposes of water storage, hydroelectric power production, flood control, fisheries and saltwater intrusion management.
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  • Type: Dam
  • Description: arch dam
  • Also known as: “Khuan Phumiphon”, “Phoomipol Dam”, “Phumiphol Dam”, “Phumiphon Dam”, “Yan Hee Dam”, “Yan Hi”, “Yanhi Dam”, and “Yarn Hee”

Bhumibol Dam

Latitude
17.24193° or 17° 14′ 31″ north
Longitude
98.97266° or 98° 58′ 22″ east
Elevation
240 metres (787 feet)
Height
154 metres (505 feet)
Open location code
7M9W6XRF+Q3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 36835245
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
1151226
Wiki­data ID
Q855098
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Bhumibol Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Khuean Bhumibol”
  • Chinese: “普密蓬大坝”
  • Danish: “Bhumibol-dæmningen”
  • French: “barrage Bhumibol”
  • French: “Barrage Bhumibol”
  • German: “Bhumibol Staudam”
  • German: “Bhumibol-Talsperre”
  • Japanese: “プーミポン・ダム”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bhumibol vannkraftverk”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bhumibol-demningen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bhumipol vannkraftverk”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bhumipol-demningen”
  • Norwegian: “Bhumibol-demningen”
  • Persian: “سد بومیبول”
  • Portuguese: “Barragem de Bhumibol”
  • Russian: “Плотина Бхумибол”
  • Thai: “Khuean Bhumibol”
  • Thai: “เขึ่อนภูมิพล”
  • Thai: “เขื่อนภูมิพล”
  • Thai: “เขื่อนยันฮี”
  • Ukrainian: “ГЕС-ГАЕС Бхумібол”
  • Vietnamese: “Đập Bhumibol”

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