Dầu Tiếng Reservoir
Dầu Tiếng Lake
Hồ Dầu Tiếng (Vietnamese)
View of the reservoir
Dầu Tiếng Reservoir is located in Vietnam
Dầu Tiếng Reservoir
Dầu Tiếng Reservoir
LocationTây Ninh, Bình Dương and Bình Phước provinces
Coordinates11°23′59″N 106°21′08″E / 11.39972°N 106.35222°E / 11.39972; 106.35222
TypeReservoir
River sourcesSaigon River
Basin countriesVietnam
Built1981 (1981)
First flooded1984 (1984)
Surface area270 square kilometres (100 sq mi)
Water volume1.58 billion cubic metres (56×10^9 cu ft)

Dầu Tiếng Reservoir, also known as Dầu Tiếng Lake (Vietnamese: Hồ Dầu Tiếng), is a reservoir located on the border of the provinces of Tây Ninh, Bình Dương and Bình Phước in Southeast Vietnam.[1] The lake was formed by damming the Saigon River just north of the Dầu Tiếng town. It is part of a major project to irrigate the agricultural lands of Tây Ninh province and the neighboring provinces of Bình Dương, Ho Chi Minh City and Long An.[2][3]

Details

The reservoir has a water surface area of 270 square kilometres (100 sq mi) and a total storage capacity of 1.58 billion cubic metres (56×10^9 cu ft).[1][4] It consists of a main dam stretching 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) across the Saigon River and a 29-km embankment.[5] The three main irrigation canals, namely East Canal, West Canal, and Tân Hưng Canal, convey water from the reservoir to the smaller local canals in regions of the catchment.[6]

History

The Dầu Tiếng Irrigation Project was approved by the Prime Minister of Vietnam in 1979. Earlier, on 24 August 1978, the IDA Credit 845-VN of US$60 million for the project was signed, which became effective on 22 February 1979, making it the first project to be financed by the World Bank after the reunification of Vietnam in 1976.[7][8] The Kuwait Fund, OPEC and Government of the Netherlands co-financed the project, with a funding of US$10 million equivalent from each. In April 1984, the Kuwait Fund provided a supplemental credit of KD6.0 million (approximately US$20.4 million), which resulted in a total cost of US$110 million.[9]

A campsite on an island in the reservoir, with the Black Virgin Mountain in the background

Construction began on 29 April 1981. In 1984, the reservoir began to hold water and then on 10 January 1985, the project was completed with water flowing into the East and West canals.[5] Until the project's completion in 1985, the population of Tây Ninh had contributed 15 million workdays, according to the Communist Youth Union.[10]

The Tân Hưng Canal was added during 1996–1999 to irrigate regions of the Tân Châu and Tân Biên districts.[11] In 2011, the Phước Hòa Dam across the Bé River was opened to divert water from Bé River to Dầu Tiếng Reservoir.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 Nguyen, Thi Bich Loan (May 2023). "Viet Nam: B.Grimm Viet Nam Solar Power Project (Dau Tieng Project)" (PDF). Asian Development Bank. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-11-24. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  2. ↑ Minh Tuan (December 18, 2013). "Dau Tieng Lake - Best Irrigation Work in Vietnam". Vietnam Business Forum of Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Archived from the original on November 24, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  3. ↑ Nguyen Hoang, Thong; Tran Thi, Van; Dao, Thanh-Son (August 2023). "MAPPING OF THE ALGAE DISTRIBUTION TO SUPPORT WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN THE DAU TIENG RESERVOIR". Carpathian Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences. 18 (2): 415–427. Archived from the original on 2023-11-16. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  4. ↑ Vachaud, Georges; Quertamp, Fanny; Phan, Thi San Ha; Tran Ngoc, Tien Dung; Nguyen, Thong; Luu, Xuan Loc; Nguyen, Anh Tuan; Gratiot, Nicolas (2019). "Flood-related risks in Ho Chi Minh City and ways of mitigation". Journal of Hydrology. 573: 1021–1027. Archived from the original on 2023-11-16. Retrieved 2023-11-16 – via Elsevier Science Direct.
  5. 1 2 "Southeast Asia Report". Defense Technical Information Center. 6 May 1985. Archived from the original on 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Ngo Ngoc Hoang, Giang; Chau Nguyen Xuan, Quang; Do Tan, Long; Pham Dinh, Ky; Nguyen Duc, Vu; Tran, Duc Dung (2022). "Statistical and Hydrological Evaluations of Water Dynamics in the Lower Sai Gon-Dong Nai River, Vietnam". Water. 14 (1): 130. Archived from the original on 2023-11-16. Retrieved 2023-11-16 – via MDPI.
  7. ↑ Raghavan, Vikram; Tambe, Advait (13 December 2022). "Asia and the International Financial Institutions". Cambridge Core. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "Vietnam and the World Bank: a strong and enduring partnership - a brief annotated history" (PDF). The World Bank. 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-11-15. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  9. ↑ "Project Completion Report: Viet Nam – Dau Tieng Irrigation Project (Credit 845-VN)" (PDF). The World Bank. December 11, 1989. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  10. ↑ Nguyễn, Gia (25 December 2020). "Xây dựng hồ Dầu Tiếng - lớn nhất Đông Nam Á: Từng huy động 36 nghìn người và 15 triệu ngày công". Báo Pháp luật Việt Nam (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  11. ↑ Trần, Vũ (11 July 2018). "Hiểu thêm về Tân Hưng". Báo Tây Ninh (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "Phuoc Hoa-Dau Tieng irrigation system". Institution of Civil Engineers. Archived from the original on 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
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