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Dossier #6957 · GRanD 6999

Nam Theun 2

🇱🇦Laos · Nam Theun River · Mekong Basin · near Naky

Built 2010 · Dam · data quality: Good

Hydroelectricity
Reservoir outline · simplified

Specifications

Height
39 m
Crest length
436 m
Reservoir capacity
3.2 km³
Reservoir area
413 km²
Average depth
7.8 m
Catchment
3,945 km²
Avg discharge
131,528 L/s
Elevation
522 masl
Degree of regulation
77.4 %

Provenance

Record 6957 of the Global Dam Watch v1.0 database (CC BY 4.0), original source: GRanD, year via GRanD. Coordinates are river-snapped: 17.9968, 104.9523.