Client:

• 417 Hydraulic Project Management Board (Hydraulic Project Investment and Construction Management Board 9 (ICMB 9))

Location:

• Duong Minh Chau district, Tay Ninh province

Tasks of Works: Task of the Dau Tieng reservoir before the Phuoc Hoa reservoir was built

• Raw water supply  of 42.9 m³/s for the industrial and domestic use of the provinces of Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh, Long An, and Ho Chi Minh City.
• Regulating water of Saigon River, irrigating 110,867 hectares of agricultural land and supporting 21,000 hectares of Dau Tieng area.
• The discharge contributes to reducing salinity in the lowlands of the Saigon River at 16.1 m3/s, and supports creating irrigation resources for 28,800 hectares along the Saigon River and 32,317 hectares along the Vam Co Dong River.
• Improve the environment and water quality in the lowlands areas of the Saigon River and Vam Co Dong River.

Main technical parameters

• Grade of works:                     Special grade          
• Storage capacity:         1.58 x 10⁹ m³
• Main dam: Homogeneous earth dam, max height of dam H _max = 28m, length of dam L=1.1km.
• Auxiliary dam: Homogeneous earth dam, max height of dam H _max = 8m, length of dam L=27km
• Spillway: deep overflow of gated spillway, Q_=0.1% = 2,800 m³/s, spillway front B = (6×10)=60m
• Water intakes at the beginning of the main canal of East & West canals: Design discharge Qdesign = 93 m³/s
• Total investment amount/Construction cost : 110 millionUSD(1981 loan from the World Bank)

Duration:

• Commencement : April 29, 1981
• Completion: January 10, 1985