Myitsone Dam site

Myanmar / Kachin / Myitkyina /

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The Myitsone Dam is a dam and 3,600 MW hydroelectric power development project currently under construction on the Irawaddy River in Burma.

The dam site is located 3.2 km (2.0 mi) mile below the the confluence of the Mali River and the N'Mai River about 42 kilometres (26.1 mi) north of Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State, in northern Burma.

For map of detailed project layout, see: page A-10 of "Resisting the Flood" at:
www.burmariversnetwork.org/images/stories/publications/...

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myitsone_Dam

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Coordinates: 25°41'23"N 97°31'4"E

Mam Kha-rain Township 28 km
Lisu Property 72 km
RC Farming Area 74 km
KaMaing Village 84 km
Laiza Reservoir 103 km
Pin Baw Village 110 km
CHINDIT STRONGHOLD "BLACKPOOL" 1944 119 km
Ho Pin Town 129 km
Rawang PMF Area 140 km
BiLu Myo (BiLu Town) 151 km

Confluence of N'Mai kha - Mali kha Rivers at Myit sone National Park. Origin of Ayeyarwady River 2.8 km
Myitkyina Airport 38 km
Nampong Air Base 43 km
Pi-Taung Wildlife Reservation 45 km
Zai Aung IDP Camp 70 km
Parn Wah Valley 87 km
Laiza 104 km
Tengchong Volcano field, 2865 m 108 km
Dayingshan lava flows 112 km
Maanshan lava flows 117 km

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Confluence of N'Mai kha - Mali kha Rivers at Myit sone National Park. Origin of Ayeyarwady River Myitkyina Airport Nampong Air Base Pi-Taung Wildlife Reservation Zai Aung IDP Camp Parn Wah Valley Laiza Tengchong Volcano field, 2865 m Dayingshan lava flows Maanshan lava flows