Thursday, June 16, 2011

Teluk Bahang Dam

Teluk Bahang Dam on the northwestern part of Penang island
is a water supply storage dam belonging to PBA.
It have a dam crest of height 53.5m and length 685m.
One thing special of this place is that it's opened to public
and the lake is also used for boating activities.








The spillway to drain off excess water.









View Teluk Bahang Dam in a larger map
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14 comments:

  1. Nava KJune 16, 2011 at 3:03 PM

    I am hoping to visit this place as will be going to Pinang this weekend. thanks for making me wanting to go all the more.

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  2. jippJune 16, 2011 at 11:05 PM

    Oh wow. So this is the lack that my friend told me about. He told me it much higher than sea level. Got more reason to come back to Penang then. :-)

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  3. Gaia EosJune 17, 2011 at 12:11 AM

    seeing these photos of reservoirs remind me about the situation of ours in Mauritius...here we are suffering from drought and our reservoirs are nearly empty...

    this region appears to be rainy with a relatively mild temperature

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  4. Thomas LeeJune 18, 2011 at 12:00 AM

    Nava.K
    There is another dam situated about 230m ASL,
    the Air Itam Dam,
    it's further up the road behind Kek Lok Si and jipp,i think your friend must be referring to this one,because Tlk Bahang Dam is only about 50m ASL.
    Map

    Gaia Eos,
    over population could be the cause as water resources on a small island is usually very limited,here in Penang island fresh water is mostly taken from the mainland.

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  5. ZazabongJune 18, 2011 at 1:28 AM

    Lake looks quite peaceful!

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  6. Kamsiah yusoffJune 18, 2011 at 12:21 PM

    Thomas..I was really impressed with how beautiful our country was and how friendly the people were...right..?

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  7. Thomas LeeJune 18, 2011 at 6:31 PM

    Zazabong,
    not only peaceful but breathtaking.
    Kamsiah,
    Yes,we've a very beautiful country and very nice and friendly people every where i go.

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  8. CasleyJune 18, 2011 at 6:58 PM

    always spot awesome scenery pics here.. can see that u're really into travelling and photography.. ^^

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  9. UnknownJune 18, 2011 at 10:27 PM

    photoshoot and travelling is nice thing to do and i wann be...hope someday...huhu

    masjid paling aneh di dunia

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  10. RaulJune 19, 2011 at 12:55 AM

    Now we know who the sebnsile one is here. Great post!

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  11. La-ventanaJune 19, 2011 at 12:56 AM

    Kudos! What a neat way of thinking about it.

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  12. org muoJune 20, 2011 at 6:07 PM

    tempatnye cantik...bersih.perlu dikekalkan utk pelancongan

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  13. en_meJune 21, 2011 at 5:17 PM

    chantek bro thomas.. gudjobb

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  14. Purple ButterflyJune 23, 2011 at 10:19 AM

    nice pic !!!
    tq for sharing ...

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