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On many old European maps, the river is named the Mae Nam (แม่น้ำ), the Thai word for "river" (literally, "motherly water"). Irish surveyor and cartographer James McCarthy, F.R.G.S., who served as Director-General of the Siamese Government Surveys prior to establishment of the Royal Thai Survey Department, wrote in his account, "Mae Nam is a generic term, mae signifying "mother ...
Established in 1971, the Chao Phraya Express Boat Company serves both local commuters and tourists. It also offers special tourist boats and a weekend river boat tours, as well as offering boats available for charter. [1] Along with BTS Skytrain and Bangkok MRT, using the boats allows commuters to avoid traffic jams during the peak hours on ...
The river has long served as an important channel of water transport, although it was only after the opening of Rama VI Bridge in 1927 that a permanent land transport structure existed over the river. This page lists permanent crossings of the Chao Phraya, starting from the river mouth and continuing upstream to its source.
Founded by Suki Waters, this Sonoma Coast outfitter will bring you where the Russian River and the Pacific Ocean commingle. Specifically, WaterTreks’ glowing plankton and wildlife kayak tour, as ...
The Pran Buri River originates in southern part of the Kaeng Krachan National Park, and after 130 kilometres (81 mi) empties into the Gulf of Thailand. The only town on the river's course is Pran Buri, the center of Pran Buri District. The watershed of the Pran Buri River has an area of about 2,000 square kilometres (770 sq mi).
The 200-year-old floating market at Kuriana in Swarupkati has become a tourist spot. Guava floating market is a unique market. Hundreds of tourists from home and abroad visit the place every day to enjoy the beauty of the market and its surrounding landscape.
Historically, the Noi River Basin is the oldest settlement site of the entire Chao Phraya River Basin, as evidence Mae Nam Noi Kiln Site in Bang Rachan District, Singburi, older than the Ayutthaya period.
It regulates the flow of the Chao Phraya River as it passes into lower central Thailand, distributing water to an area of 11,600 square kilometres (4,500 sq mi) in seventeen provinces as part of the Greater Chao Phraya Irrigation Project. The dam has sixteen 12.5-metre gates. It was built between 1952 and 1957. [1]