Khwae Noi National Park
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Khwae Noi National Park ( th, อุทยานแห่งชาติแควน้อย, ) is a
national park A national park is a nature park, natural park in use for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state dec ...
in Chat Trakan, Nakhon Thai, Wang Thong and
Wat Bot Wat Bot ( th, วัดโบสถ์) is a subdistrict in the Wat Bot district of Phitsanulok province, Thailand. Geography Wat Bot lies in the Nan Basin, which is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed. Administration The subdistrict is divi ...
districts in Phitsanulok Province, Thailand, it was formerly known as Kaeng Chet Kwae National Park.


Topography

The park consists of long complex mountains and forests which also includes scenic steep valleys, rugged mountains, rocky terrain and waterfalls. It occupies 123,779 rai ~ .


Forest

The park contains mixed deciduous, dipterocarp, hill evergreen and dry evergreen forests. It is divided into the following forest parks: *Kaeng Chet Khwae Forest Park *Khwae Noi National Reserved Forest in Wat Bot district. *Suan Miang National Reserved Forest in Chat Trakan district. *Khao Krayang National Reserved Forest in Nakhon Thai and Wang Thong districts. Since 2002 this park has been managed by
Protected Areas Regional Office 11 (Phitsanulok) Since the beginning one hundred years ago, forest management in Thailand has undergone many changes, in form of reclassifications, name changes and management changes. All this has resulted in a division of 16 regions with 5 branches in 2002. Five r ...


Flora and fauna

Plant species include: Mammel sorts include: Mammels not further specified: Birds,the park has some 18 species, of which 12 species of passerine from 10 families, represented by one species: and some 6 species of non-passerine from 5 families, represented by one species: Reptile sorts include:
* Bengal monitor


Places

* Namtok Kaeng Pu Ten - a 9-tiered waterfall. * Namtok Kaeng Suea - a 5-tiered waterfall. * Namtok Pu Daeng Ron - a hot waterfall. * Namtok Sam Takhian - a tiered waterfall. * Kaeng Chet Khwae nature trail. * Khwae Noi Bamrung Dan - a dam with a reservoir.


Location


See also

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List of national parks of Thailand National parks in Thailand ( th, อุทยานแห่งชาติ) are defined as ''an area that contains natural resources of ecological importance or unique beauty, or flora and fauna of special importance''. Thailand's protected ar ...
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List of Protected Areas Regional Offices of Thailand Since the beginning one hundred years ago, forest management in Thailand has undergone many changes, in form of reclassifications, name changes and management changes. All this has resulted in a division of 16 regions with 5 branches in 2002. Five r ...


References


External links


Protected Planet: Kaeng Ched Kwai National Park
National parks of Thailand Geography of Phitsanulok province Tourist attractions in Phitsanulok province Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Thailand) {{Phitsanulok-geo-stub