The Wat Ta Yom River ( th, แคววัดตายม) is a tributary of the

Nan River The Nan River ( th, แม่น้ำน่าน, , ) is a river in Thailand. It is one of the most important tributaries of the Chao Phraya River. Geography The Nan River originates in the Luang Prabang Range, Nan Province. The provinces ...

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Geography

This

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of many names originates in the mountains of the

Noen Maprang District Noen Maprang ( th, เนินมะปราง, ) is the southernmost district (''amphoe'') of Phitsanulok province, central Thailand. History To better cope with the problems caused by communist insurgents in northern Thailand in the 1970 ...

of Phitsanulok Province where it is referred to as the Chomphu River (Thai: คลองชมภู), Royal Irrigation Department River Gauges Report
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(Thai) then flows through the

Bang Krathum District Bang Krathum ( th, บางกระทุ่ม, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in the Phitsanulok province, Thailand. Etymology ''Bang'' ( th, บาง) means 'village' or 'settlement'. The second element ''krathum'' ( th, กระทุ่ ...

, through

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, where it is referred to as the Wat Ta Yom River, and drains into the

Phichit Phichit ( th, พิจิตร, เมือง) is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in central Thailand, capital of Phichit Province. It covers the whole ''tambon'' Nai Mueang of Mueang Phichit district, an area of 12.017 km². As of 2005 it ...

via the Tha Luang Canal (Thai: คลองท่าหลวง) at . City Map of Phichit
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Etymology

*Chomphu River: The first element chom (Thai: ชม) means praise or admire; the second element phu (Thai: ภู) means mountain, hence ''Glorious Mountain River'' *Tha Muen Ram River: The first element tha (Thai: ท่า) means wharf, port or dock; the second element muen (Thai: หมื่น) means the number 10,000; the third element ram (Thai: ราม) comes from aram (Thai: อาราม, borrowed from

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) meaning temple or monastery, hence ''Harbor of 10,000 Temples River'' *Wat Ta Yom River: The first element wat (Thai: วัด) means temple; the second element ta (Thai: ตา) means eye; the third element yom (Thai: ยม) means weep, hence ''River of the Weeping Eye Temple'' *Tha Luang Canal: The first element tha (Thai: ท่า) means wharf, port or dock; the second element luang (Thai: หลวง) means great or superior, hence ''Great Harbour Canal'' All of the above names of the river derive from the names of places through which the river flows or to which it leads. The river does not appear to have a geographically independent name of its own.

Tributaries

The following is a tree demonstrating the points at which the major tributaries of the Tha Luang River branch off from the main river and from each other. *

Gulf of Thailand The Gulf of Thailand, also known as the Gulf of Siam, is a shallow inlet in the southwestern South China Sea, bounded between the southwestern shores of the Indochinese Peninsula and the northern half of the Malay Peninsula. It is around in l ...

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 ...

(Drains into the Gulf of Thailand via the Chao Phraya Delta) ***

(Joins the Chao Phraya at

Nakhon Sawan Nakhon Sawan ( th, นครสวรรค์, ) is a city (''thesaban nakhon'') in Thailand, the name literally means "Heavenly City". The city is the capital of Nakhon Sawan Province, and covers the complete subdistrict (''tambon'') Pak Nam P ...

) ****Tha Luang River (Joins the Nan at in

) *****Wat Ta Yom River ******Tha Muen Ram River *******Chomphu River

References

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