Mae Klong Dam

The Mae Klong Dam (Thai: เขื่อนแม่กลอง) is a barrage dam on the Mae Klong River in western Thailand's Kanchanaburi Province.

Situated in Tha Muang District, shortly downstream of the provincial capital of Kanchanaburi, it was built as part of the Greater Mae Klong Irrigation Project and was completed in 1970.

A small hydroelectric power plant with two 6-megawatt generators was built in 2006.

[2] The dam is jointly operated the Royal Irrigation Department and the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand.

[3]: 1 Mae Klong Dam produced 33.32 GWh in 2014.

The barrage gates