The Wang River ( th, แม่น้ำวัง, , ) is a river in
northern Thailand
Northern Thailand, or more specifically Lanna, is geographically characterised by several mountain ranges, which continue from the Shan Hills in bordering Myanmar to Laos, and the river valleys which cut through them. Though like most of Thailan ...
.
Geography
The Wang River is long. Its waters flow from north to south. The Wang River has its source in the
Phi Pan Nam Range in
Wiang Pa Pao District
Wiang Pa Pao (; ) is the southwesternmost district ('' amphoe'') of Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand.
Geography
Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise): Mae Suai and Phan of Chiang Rai Province; Wang Nuea and Mueang Pan ...
,
Chiang Rai Province. One of the principal settlements along the river is
Lampang, which is on the north bank of a curve in the river. From Lampang, the river flows southwards passing by
Thoen into
Tak Province
Tak ( th, ตาก, , Burmese: တာ့ခ် pronounced ak is one of Thailand's seventy-seven provinces (''changwat'') and lies in lower northern Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Lamphun, ...
. It joins the
Ping River
The Ping River ( th, แม่น้ำปิง, , ), along with the Nan River, is one of the two main tributaries of the Chao Phraya River. It originates at Doi Thuai in the Daen Lao Range, in Chiang Dao district, Chiang Mai province. After pa ...
near
Mae Salit,
Ban Tak District, north of the town of
Tak
Tak or TAK may refer to:
Places
* Dağdöşü or Tak, Azerbaijan, a village
* Taq, Iran or Tak, a village
* Tak province, Thailand
** Tak, Thailand, capital of the province
Entertainment
*'' Total Annihilation: Kingdoms'' or ''TA:K''
* Tak, ...
. The Ping River is a
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainag ...
of the
Chao Phraya River.
Tributaries
Tributaries of the Wang include the
Mo,
Tui,
Chang, and
Soi Rivers
Wang basin
The Wang basin is part of the
Greater Ping Basin and the
Chao Phraya Watershed. The total land area drained by the Wang River and its tributaries is .
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Kiu Lom Dam (เขื่อนกิ่วลม) is on the Wang River about from Lampang town.
References
Wang
Wang may refer to:
Names
* Wang (surname) (王), a common Chinese surname
* Wāng (汪), a less common Chinese surname
* Titles in Chinese nobility
* A title in Korean nobility
* A title in Mongolian nobility
Places
* Wang River in Thai ...
Geography of Chiang Rai province
Geography of Tak province
Geography of Lampang province
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