Cheow Lan Lake
Cheow Lan Lake or Rajjaprabha Dam Reservoir, is located in Khao Sok National Park in Surat Thani Province, Thailand. It is an 185-square-kilometre artificial lake, inaugurated in 1987 with the construction of Rajjaprabha Dam by the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand as a source of electricity.Photo: Avenlarosa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Lake
- Description: Manmade lake in Thailand
- Also known as: “Ang Kep Nam Khuean Rachaprapha”, “Chiao Lan”, “Chiao Lan Lake”, “Rajjaprabha Dam Reservoir”, and “Ratchaprapha reservoir”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rajjaprabha Hydroelectric Plant.
Rajjaprabha Hydroelectric Plant
Power station
Photo: Rittigai, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rajjaprabha Dam or Cheow Lan Dam is a multi-purpose dam in Ban Cheow Lan, Tambon Khao Phang, Ban Ta Khun District, Surat Thani Province. Its purpose is electricity generation, irrigation, flood control, and fishing.
Cheow Lan Lake
- Categories: reservoir and body of water
- Location: Surat Thani Province, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Thai—“Cheow Lan Lake” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بحيرة تشيو لان”
- Basque: “Cheow Lan aintzira”
- Bengali: “চিও ল্যান লেক”
- Bengali: “চিও ল্যান হ্রদ”
- German: “Chiao-Lan-See”
- Indonesian: “Danau Cheow Lan”
- Russian: “Чео Лан”
- Spanish: “Lago Cheow Lan”
- Thai: “เชี่ยวหลาน”
- Thai: “อ่างเก็บน้ำเขื่อนรัชชประภา”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ban Chiao Lan and Ban Chiao Lan.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rajjaprabha Dam and Khao Phang.
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