Sirikit Dam
Large Earth Fill Dam And Reservoir On The Nan River, Completed In The 1970s · Tha Pla, Uttaradit
Sirikit Dam holds back the Nan river in Tha Pla district of Uttaradit, in the lower north of Thailand, forming one of the country's largest reservoirs: a long lake of blue water and forested hills stretching north towards Nan province. Named after Queen Sirikit and completed in the 1970s, it is a large earth-fill dam run by EGAT, the state electricity authority, which uses it for hydropower and to regulate water for irrigation and flood control on the plains downstream. For visitors it is a quiet, local place rather than a destination: a drive over or beside the long crest with views of lake and valley, lawns and gardens in the EGAT grounds, viewpoints, fishing and, in some years, boat trips and raft houses on the reservoir. Because it is a working power facility, some areas are closed and rules apply. The dam is best combined with Uttaradit's other sights: the monument to Phraya Phichai of the broken sword, the old temples of Laplae, the langsat orchards in season and the giant teak tree of Ton Sak Yai. Trains from Bangkok reach Uttaradit in about 7 to 8 hours.
Pha Lueat, Tha Pla, Tha Pla, Uttaradit, 53190, Thailand
NO OPENING TIME HERE WAS CHECKED. The typical pattern: the EGAT grounds and public viewpoints at Sirikit Dam have been open to visitors during the day, roughly from early morning to about 6 pm, every day, with access to the crest and some areas closed at times for security, maintenance or official events, and at any time without notice. Offices and any information displays keep weekday office hours. Boats and raft houses, where they run, operate by arrangement in daylight. In Uttaradit, temples open from early morning to early evening. The traps are driving out from Uttaradit without transport arranged back, finding the crest closed, planning a boat trip that no one is running, arriving at noon in the hot season, and missing langsat season by a month. Confirm current times before relying on them.