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Tha Thung Na Dam It is a small dam to store water from the Srinakarin River. It is used to produce electricity. and irrigation It is one project in the Kwai Yai River Basin Development Plan of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, building a block on the Kwai Yai River. It is a hybrid dam between a clay-core stone dam and a concrete dam in the spillway. The height from the foundation is 30 meters, the length of the dam is 840 meters, the width of the dam is 8 meters, and the volume of the dam is 280,000 cubic meters.

 

The reservoir has a maximum water storage level of 59.70 meters, a minimum water storage level of 55.50 meters, a reservoir capacity of 54.8 million cubic meters at the level of 59.70 meters, and a total usable water volume of 28.8 million cubic meters. The power plant is a 5-storey reinforced concrete building, width 20 meters, length 50 meters, height 45.87 meters, with 2 air-cooled alternating current generators installed, each producing 19,000 kilowatts, total production capacity 38,000 kilos. Watts provide an average of 170 million kilowatt hours of energy per year.

 

Tha Thung Na Dam It is a dam with special properties that can bring water that has already produced electricity from Srinakarin Dam. It can produce electricity again and can also pump water from Tha Thung Na Dam back to use to produce electricity at Srinakarin Dam again. It is the most efficient and beneficial use of natural resources. It is also a tourist attraction with natural beauty.

 

Travel: Located approximately 200 kilometers from Bangkok, you can travel by car along Phuttamonthon Road through Nakhon Chai Si District. Nakhon Pathom Province Ban Pong District Ratchaburi Province Enter Mueang District Kanchanaburi Province From there, continue traveling along Highway 3199 for another 36 kilometers to reach the dam. For traveling by bus You can get on the bus at the Southern Bus Terminal. Or take the Thonburi-Kanchanaburi tourist train line. Then take a bus in Mueang District. Kanchanaburi-Sisawat line to head towards the dam.