Nong Thung Thong () is a swamp on the east bank of the Tapi River in

Khian Sa District Khian Sa (, ) is a district (''amphoe'') in Surat Thani province, Thailand. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Khiri Rat Nikhom, Phunphin, Ban Na Doem, Ban Na San, Wiang Sa, Phrasaeng and Phanom. Khian Sa is about 60 kil ...

Surat Thani Province Surat Thani (, ), often shortened to Surat, is the largest of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It lies on the western shore of the Gulf of Thailand. Surat Thani means 'city of good people', a title given to the city by King ...

, southern

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

. The area, together with the Nong Tung Ka on the west bank of the river, forms a complex of grassland and swamps along the river. During the end of the southwest

monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in Atmosphere of Earth, atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annu ...

and during the northeast monsoon (October–December) the area is almost completely flooded, while at the end of the dry season (March) most of the area is dry. In 1975 an area of 29.6 km² was declared a non-hunting area. In 1989 it was enlarged to 64.5 km².

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Wetlands of SE Asia
(Thai)
Royal Gazette Issue 92 chapter 245 of December 2 1975 and Issue 106 chapter 7 of January 12 1989
(Thai) {{coord, 8, 50, 29, N, 99, 13, 30, E, type:landmark_region:TH, display=title Non-hunting areas of Thailand Geography of Surat Thani province