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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 Thail ...
.


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 p ...
near Mae Salit, Ban Tak District, north of the town of 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 drai ...
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 .Basins of Thailand
/ref> 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 Thaila ...
Geography of Chiang Rai province Geography of Tak province Geography of Lampang province {{Thailand-river-stub