Bang Lang Reservoir () is a

reservoir A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to water storage, store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation. Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of wa ...

Bannang Sata District Bannang Sata (, ; ; Jawi: بنڠ ستر ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the southern part of Yala province, southern Thailand. It is the site of the Bang Lang Dam and reservoir. History The name ''Bannang Sata'' is the Thai iteration of ''Ben ...

, Yala Province,

southern Thailand Southern Thailand (formerly Southern Siam and Tambralinga) is the southernmost cultural region of Thailand, separated from Central Thailand by the Kra Isthmus. Geography Southern Thailand is on the Malay Peninsula, with an area of around , bo ...

. The reservoir is on the

Pattani River Pattani River (, ; ; ; Jawi alphabet, Jawi: سوڠاي ڤتنا) is a river in southern Thailand. It originates in Amphoe Betong, Betong district, Yala Province and empties into the Gulf of Thailand at the town of Pattani (town), Pattani. Within ...

. The reservoir's dam,

Bang Lang Dam The Bang Lang Dam (, , ), also known as the Pattani Dam (, , ), is a multi-purpose hydroelectric dam in the Bannang Sata District of Yala Province, Thailand. It was the first multi-purpose dam developed in Thailand's southern region. The dam imp ...

, is 85 metres high with a crest of 422 metres long, and the reservoir has a capacity of 1,420 million cubic metres. It is used for irrigation and flood control as well as to produce 72 MW of electricity.

History

Construction of the dam was approved on 3 April 1973. Construction started in July 1976. In June 1981 the dam was completed. It was officially inaugurated on 27 September 1981 by

Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Princess Royal () (born 2 April 1955) is a member of the Thai royal family. She is the second daughter of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit, and the younger sister of King Vajiralongkorn. Early life Birth Si ...

. The reservoir submerged the village of Ban Toh. In 2016, declining water levels caused the village remains to resurface.

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