Nam Ngum River

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The Nam Ngum River is a significant river in Laos known for its large hydropower dam and reservoir, which play a key role in the country’s electricity production and irrigation.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Nam Ngum River canonical 1
Nam Ngum River Basin 1
Nam Ou River 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWithProject Nam Ngum 1 Hydropower Project
Nam Ngum 2 Hydropower Project
Nam Ngum 3 Hydropower Project
Nam Ngum 4 Hydropower Project
Nam Ngum 5 Hydropower Project
basinCountry Laos
contributesTo electricity exports from Laos
country Laos
drainageBasin Nam Ngum River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nam Ngum River Basin
flowsThrough Bolikhamsai Province
Vientiane Province
Xiangkhouang Province
governedBy Lao Ministry of Energy and Mines
Lao Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
hasAlternativeName Nam Ngum
hasEconomicImportanceFor Laos
hasEnvironmentalIssue deforestation in catchment area
reservoir-induced changes to fisheries
sedimentation in reservoir
water quality concerns from upstream activities
hasHydropowerDam Nam Ngum 1 Dam
Nam Ngum 2 Dam
Nam Ngum 3 Dam
Nam Ngum 4 Dam
Nam Ngum 5 Dam
hasInfrastructure Nam Ngum 1 Dam spillway
transmission lines from Nam Ngum hydropower plants
hasRecreationArea Nam Ngum Lake tourism area
hasReservoir Nam Ngum 2 Dam
surface form: Nam Ngum Reservoir
languageRegion Lao-speaking region
locatedIn Southeast Asia
majorCityNear Vientiane
mouthLocation Mekong River near Vientiane
near Theun-Hinboun hydropower development region
partOf Mekong River
surface form: Mekong River Basin
region central Laos
roleIn national power grid of Laos
subjectOf Mekong River Commission studies
integrated water resources management projects
supportsActivity aquaculture
rice cultivation
tributaryOf Mekong River
usedFor fisheries
hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
navigation
tourism
waterSourceFor domestic use in nearby communities

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Mekong River majorTributary Nam Ngum River
Nam Ngum River drainageBasin Nam Ngum River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Nam Ngum River Basin
Pak Ou Caves (nearby attraction) locatedAtConfluenceWith Nam Ngum River
subject surface form: Pak Ou Caves
this entity surface form: Nam Ou River