General Information
| Name in local language: | Empangan Mengkuang |
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| Beginning of works: | 1982 |
| Completion: | 14 December 1985 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Earthfill dam |
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Location
Technical Information
Dimensions
| Initial construction | ||
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| height | 24.7 m | |
| reservoir capacity | 23 600 000 m³ | |
| Heightening | ||
| height | 42 m | |
| crest length | 3 000 m | |
Excerpt from Wikipedia
Mengkuang Dam (Malay: Empangan Mengkuang, Tasik Mengkuang) is a dam located less than 28 km (17 mi) to the north-east of Butterworth in Penang, Malaysia. It is the only dam situated in Seberang Perai (Penang Mainland) and the second dam built in Penang after Ayer Itam dam. It was officially opened by the former governor, Dr. Tun Awang bin Hassan in 1985. It has the water catchment area of 3.9 km² (1.5 sq mi) and a gross storage capacity of 23.6 billion litres (5.2×109 imp gal; 6.2×109 US gal) makes it the largest dam in Penang, almost 10 times the capacity of the Air Itam Dam. Mengkuang Dam will be closed to the public from August 1, 2011, until July 31, 2016, for enlargement and renovation. The US$200 million enlargement includes increasing the height of the dam by 11 m (36 ft) and ist length 1.7 km (1.1 mi) to the west. A new intake and spillway will also be added.
Recreation
The park in the dam area is a popular place for recreation. Mengkuang Dam is also one of the venues for the annual Penang International Dragon Boat Festival. The festival is a fiesta of colour and noise, in which traditionally-built boats race through the waters of this dam, the boats are cheered on by enthusiastic spectators. The race begins with a slow beating of the drums by the helmsmen. The beat increases steadily, going faster and faster, and then rising to a crescendo as the boats cross the finish line. The ornate and painted 'dragons' on the boats' prows add to the gaiety of the festival.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Mengkuang Dam" and modified on May 27, 2022 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2022): Hazard Identification Risk Assessment and Risk Control (HIRARC) for Mengkuang Dam Construction. In: Civil Engineering and Architecture, v. 10, n. 3 (May 2022), pp. 762-770.
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20082899 - Published on:
22/05/2022 - Last updated on:
22/05/2022
