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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 ...
The following is a tree demonstrating the points at which the major tributaries of the Chao Phraya River branch off from the main river and from each other. [1] Gulf of Thailand. Chao Phraya River (Drains into the Gulf of Thailand via the Chao Phraya Delta) Noi River (Joins the Chao Phraya at Bang Sai) Pa Sak River (Joins the Lopburi at ...
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 Chao Phraya River begins at the confluence of the Ping and Nan Rivers at Nakhon Sawan (also called Pak Nam Pho) in Nakhon Sawan Province. It then flows from north to south for 372 kilometres (231 mi) from the central plains through Bangkok to the Gulf of Thailand. The Chao Phraya River Catchment area is approximately 17,270 km 2. [2]
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.
The human population around the Chao Phraya River and its tributaries, such as the Nan, remained sparse until late in the region’s history. [5] The settlement of the indigenous populations of the region began around the advent of rice agriculture during the Bronze Age, and continued through the Iron Age. [5]
Its starting from Chao Phraya River towards Khlong Somdet Chao Phraya Ong Noi at the front of Wat Phichai Yat connect with various canals were Khlong Wat Thong Thammachat, Khlong Wat Thong Nopphakhun, Khlong Lat Ya, all of which were canals that flow through the various orchards of the locals, the most famous fruit of Khlong San was longkong (a ...
History [ edit ] 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 .