Ubol Ratana Dam

The Ubol - Ratana Dam ( Thai: เขื่อน อุบลรัตน์, pronunciation: [ kʉan Ubon Council ] - " Ubon Council Dam ") was 1964-1966 in the district ( Amphoe ) Ubol Ratana, province ( Changwat ) Khon Kaen in Northeast Thailand built. Both the district and the dam named after the Thai Princess Ubol Ratana.

The dam is situated at the breaking point of the Lam Nam Phong - ( Phong River) by the Phu Phan mountain range and is part of the Nam Phong - project of the Thai power company EGAT. The Lam -Nam Phong is a tributary of the Chi. The dam itself is designed as a rockfill dam.

In 1984 a major renovation of the facility in order to increase the safety and efficiency. The dam is 35 meters high, 885 meters long and has a capacity of 2263.6 million cubic meters. The hydropower plant has a total capacity of 25.2 MW. It consists of three units with Kaplan turbines, each generating 8.4 MW.