Yom River

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Yom River
Yom River in Phrae Province
Origin	Pong district, Phayao Province
Mouth	Nan River at Chum Saeng district
Basin countries	Thailand
Basin area	23,616 km²

The Yom River (Thai: ยม) is the main tributary of the Nan River (which itself is a tributary of the Chao Phraya River). The Yom originates in Pong district, Phayao Province. Outing Phayao, it flows through Phrae and Sukhothai as the main water resource of the both provinces before it tributes the Nan River at Chum Saeng district, Nakhon Sawan Province.

Contents 1 Tributaries 2 Yom Basin 3 National Parks 4 References

[edit] Tributaries

Main article: Tributaries of the Chao Phraya River

Tributaries of the Yom include Pong, Ngao, Ngim, Sin, Suat, Pi, Mok, Phuak, Ramphan, Lai, Khuan and Kam Mi Rivers.

[edit] Yom Basin

The Yom river and its tributaries drain a total area of 23,616 km² of land (called the Yom Basin) in the provinces of Sukhothai, Phitsanulok, Phichit, Phrae and Lampang. ^[1] The Yom Basin is part of the Greater Nan Basin and the Chao Phraya Watershed.

[edit] National Parks

The Yom River flows through Mae Yom National Park in Phrae Province.

[edit] References