Lam Pao (, ) is a tributary of the
Chi River
The Chi River (, , ; , ) is the longest river flowing wholly within Thailand. It is long but carries less water than the second longest river, the Mun. The name of the river is "Mae Si" () in the Isan and Lao languages of the region, being tra ...
in northeast
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 river originates at the
Nong Han Kumphawapi Lake
Nong Han Kumphawapi (, , often just Nong Han) is a lake in Isan, northeast Thailand, north of the town of Kumphawapi, Kumphawapi District, Udon Thani Province.
The lake is shallow, mostly not exceeding a depth of one meter. The open water area of ...
in
Udon Thani Province, from where it flows through
Kalasin Province until it flows into the Chi at the boundary between Kalasin and
Roi Et Province.
In northern Kalasin the Lam Pao Dam was built in 1963–1968, storing of water for flood prevention and agriculture.
Pao
Dams in Thailand
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