Srinagarind Dam

Srinagarind Dam is a large rockfill embankment dam on the Khwae Yai River in Tha Kradan, Si Sawat District, Kanchanaburi Province, western Thailand. Completed in 1980 by the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, it creates a 419-square-kilometre reservoir within Khuean Srinagarindra National Park. Notable for hydroelectric power generation, flood control and irrigation, the dam offers panoramic reservoir views, a crest viewpoint and boat access, making it a popular sightseeing stop en route to Erawan National Park.

Visitors can expect a large embankment dam with a crest road and elevated viewpoints overlooking the Khwae Yai River reservoir and surrounding forested hills of Khuean Srinagarindra National Park. The site includes a dam crest, spillway viewpoint, EGAT visitor area and reservoir shoreline where sightseeing boats operate. The environment is open and exposed with wide water views, forested shorelines and hydroelectric infrastructure. Visitors can walk viewpoint areas, take photographs, observe the reservoir and power plant structures, and arrange boat trips on the reservoir.

Constructed between 1974 and 1980 by the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) on the Khwae Yai River. Originally known as Chao Nen Dam, it was renamed Srinagarind Dam in honour of Princess Srinagarindra, mother of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The rockfill embankment dam is 140 metres high and 610 metres long and was developed for hydroelectric power generation, irrigation and flood control, with power generation units commissioned in 1980-1981.

Named in honour of Princess Srinagarindra and associated with national power development and water management in western Thailand. The reservoir supports local fisheries, irrigation and recreation within Khuean Srinagarindra National Park.