The dam is a tall and long earth and rock-fill embankment dam with of fill. The dam's
spillway is controlled by five gates and has a maximum discharge of . To support the
reservoir's elevation, there is a tall saddle dam on the reservoir's rim to the northeast on the Chui Sot River. The reservoir created by both dams has a capacity of which is active (or "useful") capacity. The reservoir has a surface of and a
catchment area of . The power station at the toe of the dam contains three 66
MW Francis turbine-generators and is afforded of design
hydraulic head. Below the dam is a system of over of canals supported by three
barrages and of main feeder canal. ==See also==