Srinagarindra Dam

This hydro-electric power plant, situated on Khwae Yai waterfall, is 70 kilometers from Kanchanaburi, and just 4 kilometers north of the Erawan national park.

Srinagarindra Dam is the largest rockfill-with-clay-core dam in Thailand. It is built to serve as basin to collect flood water during the flood season, generate water-power electricity and supply water for agriculture and fishery. Visitors should take a cruise around the dam’s lake to soak up the beautiful sceneries. Accommodation for tourists is provided at the dam. Contact: Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), tel. 0 2436 6046-8. For accommodation and cruise restaurants, tel. 0 3457 4001 ext. 2455, 2457 Getting there: Srinagarindra Dam is 70 km. from the provincial city on Highway 3177 (Kanchanaburi-Si Sawat).http://www.tourismthailand.org/See-and-Do/Sights-and-attractions-Detail/Srinagarind-Dam–288