Wang River
| Wang River (แม่น้ำวัง) | |
| River | |
.jpg) Wang River in Lampang town | |
| Country | Thailand |
|---|---|
| States | Chiang Rai Province, Lampang Province |
| Region | Tak Province |
| City | Lampang |
| Source | |
| - location | Phi Pan Nam Range, Phan District, Chiang Rai Province |
| - coordinates | 19°09′45″N 101°13′45″E / 19.16250°N 101.22917°E |
| Mouth | Ping River |
| - location | West of Mae Salit, Ban Tak District, Tak Province |
| - elevation | 128 m (420 ft) |
| - coordinates | 17°7′23″N 99°3′37″E / 17.12306°N 99.06028°E |
| Length | 392 km (244 mi) |
| Basin | 10,794 km2 (4,168 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for Sam Ngao District |
| - average | 52 m3/s (1,836 cu ft/s) |
| - max | 1,100 m3/s (38,846 cu ft/s) |
| - min | 0 m3/s (0 cu ft/s) |
The Wang River (Thai: แม่น้ำวัง, RTGS: Maenam Wang, IPA: [mɛ̂ːnáːm waŋ]) is a river in northern Thailand.
Geography
The Wang River is altogether 335km long. Its waters flow from north to south. The Wang river has its source in the Phi Pan Nam Range in Wiang Pa Pao District, Chiang Rai Province. One of the principal settlements along the river is Lampang, which is situated on the north bank of a curve in the river. From Lampang, the river flows southwards passing by Thoen into Tak Province. It joins the Ping River near Mae Salit, Ban Tak District, north of the town of Tak. The Ping River is itself a tributary of the Chao Phraya River.
Tributaries
Tributaries of the Wang include the Mo, Tui, Chang & Soi Rivers
Wang Basin
The Wang Basin is part of the Greater Ping Basin and the Chao Phraya Watershed. The total land area drained by the Wang River and its tributaries is 10,792 square kilometers.[1]
Kiu Lom Dam (เขื่อนกิ่วลม) is a dam on the Wang River located about 38 km from Lampang town.[2]