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Nam
Ou
Nam
Tha
Sen
Rive
r
Nam Seng
Nam Beng
(Mek
ong)
Nam M
ae In
g
Nam Khan
Sa
ngker R iver
Nam Ngum
Mekong River
Nam
Ou
Lanc
ang
Jiang
N a m Ngum
Chi River
Mun River
Xe Bang Fai
Xe Bang Hieng
Streng River
Mek
ong
Riv
er
Xe Kong
S re Pok
Se San
Mekong River
Tonle Sap (lake)
Mekong River
Ban Kum
Dak E Mule
Houay PalaiLatsua
Luangprabang
Nam Ang
Nam Bak 1Nam Bak 2
Nam Feuang 1
Nam Feuang 2
Nam Hinboun 1
Nam Khan 1
Nam Kong 1
Nam Leng
Nam Lik (Kenluang)
Nam Mouan
Nam Nga 1Nam Ngao
Nam Ngiep 2A
Nam Ngiep 2B
Nam Ngum 4
Nam Pha
Nam Phak(Nam Phak)
Nam Phak 1Nam Phak 2
Nam Phak 3
Nam Phay
Nam Phayu
Nam Phoun
Nam Phoun
Nam Poui
Nam Suang 1
Nam Suang 2
Nam Theun (Keng Sau Ten)
Nam Theun 1
Nam Theun 4
Pak Beng
Pak Lay
Sanakham
Santhong-Pakchom
Xe Bang Hieng 1
Xe Bang Hieng 2
Xe Kaman 2A
Xe Kaman 2B Xe Kaman 4A
Xe Kaman 4B
Xe Katam
Xe Lanong 1
Xe Neua
Xe Pon 3
Xe XouXekong (Downstream)
Xekong 3A
Xekong 3B
Xekong 4
Xekong 5
Don Sahong
Houay Makchan
Houay Por
Nam Bi 1 - 3
Nam Chian 1
Nam Hinboun 2
Nam Houg 1
Nam Kong 2Nam Kong 3
Nam Lik 1
Nam Nga 2
Nam Ngiep (Downstream)Nam Ngiep 1
Nam Ngiep 2C
Nam Ngum 1 Extension
Nam Ngum 3
Nam Ou 1
Nam Ou 3
Nam Ou 4
Nam Ou 7
Nam Pha Gnai
Nam Pot 1
Nam San 3A
Nam Tha 1
Xayabouri
Xe Nam NoyXe Nam Noy 2 - Xe Katam 1
Xe Pian
Xeset 3
Houay Ho
Houay Lamphan
Nam Beng
Nam Dong
Nam Khan 2Nam Khan 3
Nam Ko
Nam Leuk
Nam Lik 1-2
Nam Mang 1Nam Mang 3
Nam Ngeip 3A Nam Ngiep 2
Nam Ngum 1
Nam Ngum 2
Nam Ngum 5
Nam NhonNam Ou 2
Nam Ou 5
Nam Ou 6
Nam San 3B
Nam Song Diversion
Nam Theun 2
Theun-HinbounTheun-Hinboun exp.
Xe Kaman 1
Xe Kaman 3
Xekaman-Sanxay
Xelabam
Xeset 1Xeset 2
Hydropower Dams in the Mekong Basin, LaosC H I N AC H I N A
V I E T N A MV I E T N A M
T H A I L A N DT H A I L A N D
C A M B O D I AC A M B O D I A
L A O SL A O S
0 30 60 90 120 15015
Kilometers
¹G u l f o fT o n k i n
1:4,000,000
Commissioned, Under Construction and Planned Damsin September 2017
Datum : World Geodetic System 1984Coordinate System : Universal Tranverse Mercator Zone 48 North
VIANG CHAN(VIENTIANE)
LegendDams
Purpose & Status! Hydropower (planned)
! Hydropower (under construction)
! Hydropower (commissioned)
! Hydropower (cancelled)
Multi-purpose (planned)
Multi-purpose (under construction)
Multi-purpose (commissioned)
Mekong River basin boundary
Mekong River System
Hierarchy
Mainstream
Tributaries
Lakes & reservoirs
Cites
P National capital
R Major city
National boundary
CartographicDesign by :
www.geo-sys.net
Map Description:The map shows every known commissioned, under construction, and planned dam in the those parts of the Mekong River Basin in Laos.Only hydropower dams of 15 megawatts installed capacity and above are indicated. Dams without labels are ones for which names have yet to be identified.
Data Sources:The locations for the dams displayed on this map are derived from the WLE Greater Mekong DamsDatabase, available here: https://wle-mekong.cgiar.org/maps/.Background relief data is courtesy of Natural Earth and SRTM data from the JPL of NASARiver basin boundary and river vector data is courtesy of the IWMI.All other administrative and physiographic data courtesy of NOAA's National Geophysical DataCenter's Global Self-consistent, Hierarchical, High-resolution Geography Database
Acknowledgements:WLE Greater Mekong gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Australian Departmentof Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), which contributed towards the development of this map.WLE Greater Mekong gratefully acknowledges the inputs of the Asia International Rivers Centre atYunnan University, P.R China; the Department of Irrigation, Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation,Myanmar; and the Institute of Water Resources Planning, Ministry of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment, Vietnam to the datasets on which this map is based.This map has been rendered by GeoSys (Lao) Co., Ltd, Lao-Thai Road, Ban Watnak, SisattanakDistrict, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR. www.geo-sys.net
Disclaimer:While very much effort has been made to confirm the accuracy of these data, WLE Greater Mekong,DFAT, or any other partner associated with the WLE Greater Mekong Program cannot be heldresponsible for any inaccuracies or omissions in this map. Observations and comments may be sentto [email protected]. The designation and names of geographical entities on this map do notimply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of DFAT, WLE Greater Mekong, or anyassociated partners on the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities orconcerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries or of the nomenclature deployed in itsidentification.
Correct Citation:WLE Greater Mekong, 2018. Hydropower Dams in the Mekong River Basin, Laos : Commissioned, Under Construction and Planned Dams in September 2017. Vientiane, CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems - Greater Mekong.
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