The Ping River ( th, แม่น้ำปิง, , ), along with 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 province ...
, is one of the two main tributaries of the
Chao Phraya River.
It originates at
Doi Thuai in the
Daen Lao Range
The Daen Lao Range ( th, ทิวเขาแดนลาว,
, in
Chiang Dao district,
Chiang Mai province
Chiang Mai ( th, เชียงใหม่, ; nod, , ) is the largest Province (''changwat'') of Thailand. It lies in upper northern Thailand and has a population of 1.78 million people. It is bordered by Chiang Rai to the northeast, Lam ...
. After passing
Chiang Mai, it flows through the provinces of
Lamphun,
Tak, 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.
...
. At the confluence with the Nan River at
Nakhon Sawan (also named ''Paknam Pho'' in Thai), it forms the Chao Phraya River.
Tributaries
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Khlung River (2)
*
Suan Mak River (Joins the Ping at )
*
Wang Chao River (Joins the Ping at )
*
Pra Dang River (Joins the Ping at )
*
Raka River (Placement in tributary tree is approximate, geographical coordinates unavailable due to poor satellite resolution)
*
Wang River (Joins the Ping at in the town of
Tak)
**Tributaries include
Mo,
Tui,
Chang &
Soi
''Soi'' ( th, ซอย ) is the term used in Thailand for a side-street branching off a major street (''thanon'', th, ถนน). An alley is called a ''trok'' ( th, ตรอก).
Overview
Sois are usually numbered, and are referred to by th ...
Rivers
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Tak River (Joins the Ping at )
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Ko River (Joins the Ping at )
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Tun River (Placement in tributary tree is approximate, geographical coordinates unavailable due to poor satellite resolution)
*
Pa River
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Chaem River (Joins the Ping at )
*
Klang River
The Klang River ( ms, Sungai Klang) is a river which flows through Kuala Lumpur and Selangor in Malaysia and eventually flows into the Straits of Malacca. It is approximately in length and drains a basin of about . The Klang River has 11 major tr ...
(Joins the Ping at )
*
Li River
The Li River or Li Jiang () is the name for the upper reaches of the Gui River in northwestern Guangxi, China. It is part of the Xijiang River system in the Pearl River Basin. The river flows from Xing'an County to Pingle County, where the ...
(Joins the Ping at )
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Tun River (2) (Placement in tributary tree is approximate, geographical coordinates unavailable due to poor satellite resolution)
*
Khan River (2) (Joins the Ping at )
**
Wang River (2) (Joins the Khan at )
*
Kuang River (Joins the Ping at )
**
Tha River
The Tha River (Nam Tha) is a river in northwest Laos, and one of the 12 tributaries on the Mekong River. It gave its name to the town of Luang Namtha
Luang Namtha (''Luang Nam Tha'') ( Lao: ມ. ຫລວງນໍ້າທາ) is a district as ...
(Joins Kuang at )
***
Sapuat River (Placement in tributary tree is approximate, geographical coordinates unavailable due to inaccurate station data from Royal Irrigation Department)
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Khanat River (Placement in tributary tree is approximate, geographical coordinates unavailable due to poor satellite resolution)
*
San River
The San ( pl, San; uk, Сян ''Sian''; german: Saan) is a river in southeastern Poland and western Ukraine, a tributary of the river Vistula, with a length of (it is the 6th-longest Polish river) and a basin area of 16,877 km2 (14,42 ...
(Placement in tributary tree is approximate, geographical coordinates presently undeterminable due to recently built dam)
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Tip River (Placement in tributary tree is approximate, geographical coordinates presently undeterminable due to recently built dam)
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Phaem River (Placement in tributary tree is approximate, geographical coordinates unavailable due to poor satellite resolution)
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Mempin River (Placement in tributary tree is approximate, geographical coordinates unavailable due to poor satellite resolution)
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Lai River (2) (Placement in tributary tree is approximate, geographical coordinates unavailable due to poor satellite resolution)
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Sa River (Joins the Ping at )
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Rim River (Joins the Ping at )
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Nai River (Placement in tributary tree is approximate, geographical coordinates unavailable due to poor satellite resolution)
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Taeng River (Joins the Ping at )
*
Ngat River (Joins the Ping at )
Ping Basin
The Ping Basin is one of the largest drainage basins of the
Chao Phraya Watershed, draining of land.
The greater Ping Basin, i.e. the basin of the entire Ping river system including its tributary the
Wang River, drains a total of .
The main dams in the basin are the
Bhumibol Dam and the
Doi Tao Dam.
National Parks
The Ping itself originates in
Huai Nam Dang National Park and flows through
Mae Ping National Park
Mae Ping National Park (อุทยานแห่งชาติแม่ปิง) is at the southern end of the Thanon Thong Chai Range, in Lamphun, Tak, and Chiang Mai Provinces in northern Thailand. Established on 13-07-1981, it is an IUC ...
.
Gallery
File:Mae ta mann-09.JPG, Bathing elephants in the Taeng River, a Ping tributary
File:Ping River cruise north of Chiang Mai, Thailand.jpg, Ping River north of Chiang Mai
File:Ping River.jpg, Ping River, northern outskirts of Chiang Mai
File:Mae chaem river.jpg, A Ping tributary, the Chaem River flows through the town of Mae Chaem
File:Ping river near Bhumibol dam.jpg, Ping River, upstream from the Bhumibol Dam
File:Bhumibol dam front.jpg, Bhumibol Dam, long, creating a reservoir with a surface area of .
File:Sonnenaufgang am Fluß in Lampang (Thailand).jpg, Wang River, the main tributary of the Ping, flowing through Lampang
Lampang, also called Nakhon Lampang ( th, นครลำปาง, ) to differentiate from Lampang province, is the third largest city in northern Thailand and capital of Lampang province and the Mueang Lampang district. Traditional names for L ...
File:Chaophrayansawan03.jpg, Confluence of the Ping with the Nan River at Nakhon Sawan
References
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Rivers of Thailand
Geography of Chiang Mai province
Geography of Lamphun province
Geography of Tak province
Geography of Kamphaeng Phet province
Chao Phraya River