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Ping_River Latitude and Longitude:

19°30′N 98°58′E / 19.500°N 98.967°E / 19.500; 98.967
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Ping River
Ping River at Chiang Mai in October 2020.
Map of the Chao Phraya River drainage basin showing the Ping River
Location
Country Thailand
District Chiang Mai, Lamphun, Tak, Kamphaeng Phet, Nakhon Sawan
Cities Chiang Mai, Saraphi, San Sai, Kamphaeng Phet, Banphot Phisai
Physical characteristics
SourceKhun Ping [1]
 • locationDoi Thuai, Chiang Mai
 • coordinates 19°48′45″N 98°50′20″E / 19.81250°N 98.83889°E / 19.81250; 98.83889
 • elevation1,700 m (5,600 ft)
Mouth Chao Phraya River
 • location
Pak Nam Pho, Nakhon Sawan
 • coordinates
15°42′04″N 100°08′31″E / 15.701°N 100.142°E / 15.701; 100.142
 • elevation
25 m (82 ft)
Length658 km (409 mi)
Basin size44,688 km2 (17,254 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • location Nakhon Sawan
 • average265 m3/s (9,400 cu ft/s)
 • maximum2,302 m3/s (81,300 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression Chao PhrayaGulf of Thailand
Tributaries 
 • left Ngad River, Kwuang River, Li River, Wang River
 • right Taeng River, Chaem River

The Ping River ( Thai: แม่น้ำปิง, RTGSMaenam Ping, pronounced [mɛ̂ː.náːm pīŋ]), along with the Nan River, is one of the two main tributaries of the Chao Phraya River. [2] It originates at Doi Thuai in the Daen Lao Range, in Chiang Dao district, Chiang Mai province. After passing Chiang Mai, it flows through the provinces of Lamphun, Tak and Kamphaeng Phet. At the confluence with the Nan at Nakhon Sawan (also named Paknam Pho in Thai), it forms the Chao Phraya River.

Tributaries

Ping Basin

The Ping Basin is one of the largest drainage basins of the Chao Phraya Watershed, draining 33,896 square kilometres (13,087 sq mi) 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 44,688 square kilometres (17,254 sq mi).

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.

Gallery

References

  1. ^ "Chiang Dao National Park". Thai Forest Booking. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
  2. ^ "Mae Ping River: Lifeline of Chiangmai Province". Chiangmai and Chiangrai Magazine. 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-11-29. Retrieved 2009-04-02.

19°30′N 98°58′E / 19.500°N 98.967°E / 19.500; 98.967