Khlong Chorakhe Sam Phan ( th, คลองจระเข้สามพัน or คลองจรเข้สามพัน, ), also called Maenam Chorakhe Sam Phan or Lam Chorakhe Sam Phan, is a watercourse in the provinces of Kanchanaburi and

Suphan Buri Suphan Buri () is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in central Thailand. It covers ''tambon'' Tha Philiang and parts of ''tambons'' Rua Yai and Tha Rahat, all within the Mueang Suphan Buri District. As of 2006 it had a population of 26,656. The town ...

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. It is a tributary of the

Tha Chin River The Tha Chin river ( th, แม่น้ำท่าจีน, , ) is a distributary of the Chao Phraya river, Thailand. It splits near the province of Chai Nat and then flows west from the Chao Phraya through the central plains, until it empt ...

. Its name translates roughly as "three thousand crocodiles" presumably it is because in the past the abundance of crocodiles r may mean three species of crocodiles. This river is considered to be of historical and archaeological importance. Because in the watershed area at U Thong District, Suphan Buri used to be an ancient community before. There is an excavation to discover an antique carved jade that has a crocodile makara''">Makara_(Hindu_mythology).html" ;"title="r ''Makara (Hindu mythology)">makara''like shape. Moreover, U Thong in the past, was called Chorakhe Sam Phan. Khlong Chorakhe Sam Phan separates itself from the Thuan River in Kanchanaburi, then flows from Phanom Thuan District through U Thong District converge with Tha Wa River at Ban Phai Ngoi. After that, flows through Bang Li Market at Song Phi Nong District, Suphanburi to mouth of Khlong Song Phi Nong and finally converge with the Tha Chin River.

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