Bhumibol Dam

The Bhumibol Dam in the past known as the Yanhi Dam is a solid curve dam on the Ping River, a tributary of the Chao Phraya River, in Sam Ngao District of Tak Province, Thailand. It was worked for the motivations behind water stockpiling, hydroelectric power generation, surge control, fisheries and saltwater interruption administration. The dam was named in the wake of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and it was Thailand's first multi-reason venture.

The dam was initially called Yanhee Dam in 1951 when the administration of head administrator. Field Marshal Plaek Pibulsongkram started the venture. It was renamed Bhumibol Dam in 1957. The dam, among others in the Chao Phraya bowl, was developed start in the 1950s to misuse the farming and hydroelectric capability of the bowl. The Bhumibol and Sirkit Dams control 22 percent of the Chao Phraya's yearly spillover consolidated. The two dams additionally help accommodate the water system of 1,200,000 ha 4,633 sq mi in the wet season and 480,000 ha 1,853 sq mi in the dry season.