Hai Phong

Hue

Houay Ho

Nam Dong

Nam Ko

Nam Leuk

Nam Lik 2

Nam Mang 3

Nam Ngay

Nam Ngum 1

Nam Ngum 2

Nam Ngum 5

Nam Theun 2

Theun Hinboun ExpansionTheun-Hinboun

Xekong 3 (Lower)

Xekong 3 (Upper)

Xepian-Xenamnoy

Xeset 2Xeset 3 Houay Lamphan

Nam Khan 2 Nam Khan 3

Nam Kong 2Nam Kong 3

Nam Lik 1

Nam Ou 2

Nam Ou 5

Nam Ou 6

Xayaburi

Xe Kaman 1

Xe Kaman 3

Xe Xou

Xeset 1Ban Kum

Dak E Mule

Don Sahong

Latsua

LuangprabangNam Beng

Nam Chian

Nam Feuang 1

Nam Feuang 2Nam Feuang 3

Nam Hinboun 1Nam Hinboun 2

Nam Khan 1

Nam Kong 1

Nam Mang 1

Nam Mouan

Nam NgaNam Ngao

Nam Ngiep 1 Nam Ngiep Regulation Dam

Nam Ngieu

Nam Ngum 3

Nam Ngum 4ANam Ngum 4B

Nam Ngum Dam (lower)

Nam Ou 1

Nam Ou 3

Nam Ou 4

Nam Ou 7

Nam Pay

Nam PhaNam Phak (Nam Ou)

Nam Phak (Nam Phak)

Nam Pot

Nam Poun

Nam Pouy

Nam San 2

Nam San 3Nam San 3B

Nam Suang 1Nam Suang 2

Nam Tha 1

Nam Theun 1

Nam Theun 4

Pak Beng

Pak Lay (Option 1)Pak Lay (Option 2)

Sanakham

Santhing-Pakchom

Thakho

Xe Bang Fai

Xe Bang Hieng 2

Xe Bang Nouan

Xe Kaman 2AXe Kaman 2BXe Kaman 4A

Xe Kaman 4B

Xe Katam

Xe Lanong 1

Xe Lanong 2

Xe Nam Noy 5

Xe Neua

Xe Pon 3

Xedon 2

Xekaman-Sanxay

Xekong 4

Xekong 5

Xelabam

Nam Ang - Tabeng

Nam Phouan

Nam

OuNam

Tha

Sen Riv

er

Nam Seng

Nam Beng

Nam Mae Ing

Nam Khan

Sangker

River

Nam Ngum

Nam

Theun

Mekong River

Nam

Ou

Lancan

g Jiang

Nam

Ngum

Ch i River

Mun River

Xe Bang Fai

Xe Bang Hieng

Mekong

River

S tre ng River

Xe Kong

Sre PokSe Sa n

Me

kong River

Mekong River

Dams of Laosin the Mekong BasinC H I N AC H I N A

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Commissioned, Under Construction and Planned Damsin May 2013

Datum : World Geodetic System 1984Coordinate System :

Universal Tranverse Mercator Zone 48 North

VIANG CHAN(VIENTIANE)

LegendMekong Dams in LaosStatus! Planned! Under construction! Commissioned! Cancelled! Unknown (or irrigation)

Mekong River SystemHierarchy

MainstreamTributariesLakes & reservoirsMekong River basin boundary

CitesP National capitalR Major city

National boundary

CartographicDesign by :

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Map Description:The map shows every known commissioned, under construction, and planned dam in the basin. ‘Unknown’ damsare mainly dams and reservoirs constructed for use in irrigation and/or water supply, the names of which arecurrently unknown.Data Sources :Citations for the data sources contributing to the location of the dams in this map may be found at our website -http://mekong.waterandfood.org/archives/2648. Background relief data is courtesy of Natural Earth and SRTM datafrom the JPL of NASA. River basin boundary and river vector data is courtesy of the IWMI. All other administrativeand physiographic data courtesy of NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center's Global Self-consistent, Hierarchical,High-resolution Geography DatabaseAcknowledgements:CPWF-Mekong gratefully acknowledges the financial support of AusAID in the production of this map.This map has been rendered by GeoSys (Lao) Co., Ltd, Ban Sokpaluang, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR.Disclaimer:While every effort has been made to ensure and confirm the accuracy of these data, CPWF-Mekong, AusAID or anypartner associated with the CPWF-Mekong program cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies or omissionsin this map. Observations and comments may be sent to cpwf.mekong@gmail.com. The designation and names ofgeographical entities on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of AusAID,CPWF-Mekong or any associated partners concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of itsauthorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries or of the nomenclature deployed inits identification.Correct Citation:CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food. 2013. Dams in the Mekong Basin - Commissioned, Under Constructionand Planned Dams in May 2013. Vientiane, Lao PDR: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food.Creative Commons LicenseThis publication is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial–NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. This publication may be freely quoted and reproducedprovided the source is acknowledged. This publication may not be used inwhole or in part for resale or other commercial purposes.