Rajjaprabha Dam (, , ) or Cheow Lan Dam (, , ) is a multi-purpose dam in Ban Cheow Lan, Tambon Khao Phang, Ban Ta Khun District,

Surat Thani Province Surat Thani (, ), often shortened to Surat, is the largest of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It lies on the western shore of the Gulf of Thailand. Surat Thani means 'city of good people', a title given to the city by King ...

. Its purpose is electricity generation, irrigation, flood control, and fishing. Construction started on 9 February 1982. It was inaugurated on 30 September 1987. King Bhumibol Adulyadej gave the dam the name "Rajjaprabha", meaning 'light of the kingdom'. Rajjaprabha is a rockfill dam with clay core. It is 95 meters high, 761 meters long, with a capacity of 5,639 million m³ of water, covering 185 km². The power plant houses three 80 MW generators, totalling 240 MW of generating capacity. The lake attracts over 70,000 tourists every year. Due to its scenery, it has been called "

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, Thailand". Much of the lake is under the supervision of

Khao Sok National Park Khao Sok National Park (, ) is in Surat Thani Province, Thailand. Its area is 461,712 rai ~ , and it includes the Cheow Lan Lake contained by the Ratchaprapha Dam. The park is the largest area of virgin forest in southern Thailand and is a ...

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