Đa Nhim River (Rhade language: ''Daàm Bri'' / "the stream from the forest") is a

tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...

of the Đa Dâng River (

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) in

Lâm Đồng province Lâm is a Vietnamese surname. The name is transliterated as Lin in Mandarin and Im in Korean. Lam is the anglicized variation of the surname Lâm. Lam is also a commonly held surname of Cantonese speakers of Chinese descent. Large populations ...

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History

The Đa Nhim Hydroelectric Power Plant was built on the river during the 1960s to supply electricity to

Saigon Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025. The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...

.Engineering news-record - Volume 172 Page 22 1964 "It includes the principal dam, a 125-ft-high earthfill across the Da Nhim River, several other rockfill dams and three power stations, which will ultimately boost total capacity to 520,000 kw. Da Nhim Dam impounds some 120,- 000 acre-ft of water ..."

Notes and references

Rivers of Lâm Đồng province Rivers of Vietnam {{Vietnam-river-stub