Wang River

Wang River
Wang River in Lampang town
Native name	แม่น้ำวัง (Thai)
Location
Country	Thailand
State	Chiang Rai Province, Lampang Province
Region	Tak Province
City	Lampang
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Phi Pan Nam Range, Phan District, Chiang Rai Province
• coordinates	19°09′45″N 101°13′45″E
Mouth	Ping River
• location	West of Mae Salit, Ban Tak District, Tak Province
• coordinates	17°7′23″N 99°3′37″E
• elevation	128 m (420 ft)
Length	392 km (244 mi)
Basin size	10,794 km2 (4,168 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Sam Ngao District
• average	52 m3/s (1,800 cu ft/s)
• minimum	0 m3/s (0 cu ft/s)
• maximum	1,100 m3/s (39,000 cu ft/s)

Map of the Chao Phraya River drainage basin showing the Wang River

The Wang River (Thai: แม่น้ำวัง, RTGS: Maenam Wang, pronounced [mɛ̂ː.náːm wāŋ]; Northern Thai: น้ำแม่วัง, pronounced [náːm mɛ̂ː.wāŋ]) is a river in northern Thailand.

Geography

The Wang River is 335 kilometres (208 mi) 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.

Tributaries

Main article: Tributaries of the Chao Phraya River

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 10,792 square kilometres (4,167 sq mi).

Kiu Lom Dam (เขื่อนกิ่วลม) is on the Wang River about 38 kilometres (24 mi) from Lampang town.

Wang River valley, Chae Hom District, with the mountains of the Phi Pan Nam Range in the distance, as seen from Rte 1252 in the mountains of the Khun Tan Range