Yuam River

Yuam River (แม่น้ำยวม)
The Yuam River near Mae Sariang
Countries Thailand, Burma
State Mae Hong Son Province (Thailand)
Districts Khun Yuam District, Mae La Noi District, Mae Sariang District, Sop Moei District
Source
 - location Thanon Thong Chai Range, Khun Yuam District, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand
Mouth Moei River
 - location At the border with Burma
 - elevation 52 m (171 ft)
 - coordinates 17°49′55″N 97°41′31″E / 17.83194°N 97.69194°ECoordinates: 17°49′55″N 97°41′31″E / 17.83194°N 97.69194°E
Map of the Thai highlands

The Yuam River (Thai: แม่น้ำยวม is a river in northwestern Thailand, part of the Salween watershed. It originates in the mountains of the Thanon Thong Chai Range, Khun Yuam District, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand. The river flows in a north–south direction and then in Sop Moei District it bends westwards and then northwestwards, forming a stretch of the Thai/Burmese border shortly before it joins the left bank of the Moei River, shortly before its confluence with the Salween.

A major dam is projected on this river as part of a water diversion plan from the Salween to the Chao Phraya River.[1]

The Ngao River, which unlike most rivers in Thailand flows northwards, is one of the Yuam's main tributaries.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Salween Watch - Recent Dam and Water Diversion Plans
  2. ↑ Mae Ngao National Park

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