Đa Nhim River
Đa Nhim River (Rhade language: Daàm Bri / "the stream from the forest") is a tributary of the Đa Dâng River (Đồng Nai River) in Lâm Đồng province, Vietnam. The Đa Nhim Hydroelectric Power Plant was built on the river during the 1960s to supply electricity to Saigon.[1][2]
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[edit]- ^ Đà Lạt: city of eternal spring Côn Sơn Phạm, Brenda Paik Sunoo, Brenda Sunoo Paik - 2004 "The Da Nhim River (Krong Pha or Song Pha) flows on a steep slope and holds a large volume of water. Due to its favorable conditions, several investment projects have been implemented to exploit its potential. The Da Nhim Hydropower Plant was built during the 1960s to supply electricity to Sai Gon and some Mekong Delta Provinces..."
- ^ Engineering news-record - Volume 172 Page 22 1964 "It includes the principal dam, a 125-ft-high earthfill across the Da Nhim River, several other rockfill dams and three power stations, which will ultimately boost total capacity to 520,000 kw. Da Nhim Dam impounds some 120,- 000 acre-ft of water ..."