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The Noi River ( th, แม่น้ำน้อย, , ) is a
river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
in
Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
.Royal Immigration Department River Gauges


Geography

The Noi River is a distributary of the
Chao Phraya River The Chao Phraya ( or ; th, แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา, , or ) is the major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial plain forming the centre of the country. It flows through Bangkok and then into the Gulf of Thailand. Et ...
. It originates at the
Chao Phraya Dam The Chao Phraya Dam ( th, เขื่อนเจ้าพระยา, , ) is a barrage dam in Sapphaya district, Chai Nat province, Thailand. It regulates the flow of the Chao Phraya River as it passes into lower central Thailand, distributing ...
at Chai Nat and rejoins the Chao Phraya at Bang Sai.


History

The Noi River was the site of the original Mueang Wiset Chai Chan, the location of a historic Burmese encampment en route to the Battle at
Bang Rachan The village of Bang Rachan ( th, บางระจัน, ) was in the north of Ayutthaya, the old capital of Siam, the predecessor state of modern Thailand. Today their village is located in Khai Bang Rachan District of Sing Buri Province. ...
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References

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