Wang River | |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Thailand |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Chiang Rai Province, Lampang Province |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | Tak Province |
Subdivision Type5: | City |
Subdivision Name5: | Lampang |
Length: | 392km (244miles) |
Discharge1 Location: | Sam Ngao District |
Discharge1 Min: | 0m3/s |
Discharge1 Avg: | 52m3/s |
Discharge1 Max: | 1100m3/s |
Source1 Location: | Phi Pan Nam Range, Phan District, Chiang Rai Province |
Source1 Coordinates: | 19.1625°N 101.2292°W |
Mouth: | Ping River |
Mouth Location: | West of Mae Salit, Ban Tak District, Tak Province |
Mouth Coordinates: | 17.1231°N 99.0603°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 128m (420feet) |
Basin Size: | 10794km2 |
The Wang River (th|แม่น้ำวัง,, pronounced as /th/; nod|น้ำแม่วัง, pronounced as /náːm mɛ̂ː.wāŋ/) is a river in northern Thailand.
The Wang River is 335km (208miles) 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, 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. It joins the Ping River near Mae Salit, Ban Tak District, north of the town of Tak. The Ping River is a tributary of the Chao Phraya River.
See main article: article and Tributaries of the Chao Phraya River. Tributaries of the Wang include the Mo, Tui, Chang, and Soi Rivers
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 10792km2.[1]
Kiu Lom Dam (เขื่อนกิ่วลม) is on the Wang River about 38km (24miles) from Lampang town.[2]