The Sakae Krang River ( th, แม่น้ำสะแกกรัง, , ) is a tributary of the
Chao Phraya River. It originates in
Mae Wong National Park
Mae Wong National Park ( Thai: อุทยานแห่งชาติแม่วงก์) is a national park in Thailand. This park lies in Mae Wong and Mae Poen Districts of Nakhon Sawan Province and Pang Sila Thong District of Kampha ...
,
Nakhon Sawan Province. It is long, with most of its length in
Uthai Thani Province
Uthai Thani ( th, อุทัยธานี, ), one of Thailand's seventy-six provinces (''changwat'') lies in lower northern Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Nakhon Sawan, Chai Nat, Suphan Buri, Kanchanaburi and ...
. It joins the
Chao Phraya River in
Uthai Thani city near the Wat Tha Sung (Tha Sung Temple).
According to the
Tourism Authority of Thailand
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) ( th, การท่องเที่ยวแห่งประเทศไทย) is an organization of Thailand under the Ministry of Tourism and Sports. Its mandate is to promote Thailand's tourism in ...
, the people of Uthai Thani use the Sakae Krang River to grow
pandanus and to raise fish in floating baskets, which is the primary occupation of the Uthai Thani people.
Local names
The Sakae Krang River has several local names. From its origin in the Western Forest Complex in
Nakhon Sawan, it is called Huai Pha Daeng ( th, ห้วยผาแดง) and then Huai Duea ();
while flowing along the border between Nakhon Sawan and
Kamphaeng Phet
Kamphaeng Phet is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in central Thailand, former capital of the Kamphaeng Phet Province. It covers the complete ''tambon'' Nai Mueang of the Mueang Kamphaeng Phet district. As of 2020, it has a population of 28,817.
...
provinces, it is known as Huai Mae Wong () or Nam Mae Wong (); while flowing through Nakhon Sawan again, it is sequentially called Nam Mae Wong, Nam Wang Ma () and Nam Tak Daet (); it becomes the Tak Daet River () while passing
Sawang Arom and
Thap Than districts of
Uthai Thani, and while forming the border between
Mueang Uthai Thani District
Mueang Uthai Thani ( th, เมืองอุทัยธานี, ) is the capital district (''amphoe mueang'') of Uthai Thani province, northern Thailand.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Nong Khayang and Tha ...
of Uthai Thani and
Krok Phra District of Nakhon Sawan. Only its final section in Mueang Uthai Thani District is called the Sakae Krang River,
which empties into the
Chao Phraya River.
Tributaries
Main tributaries of the Sakae Krang River include
Huai Thap Salao and
Khlong Pho.
Sakae Krang Basin
The Sakae Krang is part of the
Chao Phraya Watershed. The total land area drained by the Sakae Krang River is .
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Flood of 2011
In 2011, after high rainfall and poor flood control management, much of the Sakae Krang River overflowed its banks between September to November that year. The main riverside market in Uthai Thani City was under up to of water for over seven weeks. The new market a few kilometers away was also severely flooded for almost as long.
References
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Rivers of Thailand