The Sakae Krang River ( th, แม่น้ำสะแกกรัง, , ) is a tributary of the
Chao Phraya River
The Chao Phraya ( or ; th, แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา, , or ) is the major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial plain forming the centre of the country. It flows through Bangkok and then into the Gulf of Thailand.
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. It originates in
Mae Wong National Park,
Nakhon Sawan Province. It is long, with most of its length in
Uthai Thani Province. It joins the
Chao Phraya River
The Chao Phraya ( or ; th, แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา, , or ) is the major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial plain forming the centre of the country. It flows through Bangkok and then into the Gulf of Thailand.
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in
Uthai Thani city near the Wat Tha Sung (Tha Sung Temple).
According to the
Tourism Authority of Thailand, the people of Uthai Thani use the Sakae Krang River to grow
pandanus
''Pandanus'' is a genus of monocots with some 750 accepted species. They are palm-like, dioecious trees and shrubs native to the Old World tropics and subtropics. The greatest number of species are found in Madagascar and Malaysia. Common names ...
and to raise fish in floating baskets, which is the primary occupation of the Uthai Thani people.
Local names
The Sakae Krang River has several local names. From its origin in the Western Forest Complex in
Nakhon Sawan
Nakhon Sawan ( th, นครสวรรค์, ) is a city (''thesaban nakhon'') in Thailand, the name literally means "Heavenly City". The city is the capital of Nakhon Sawan Province, and covers the complete subdistrict (''tambon'') Pak Nam P ...
, it is called Huai Pha Daeng ( th, ห้วยผาแดง) and then Huai Duea ();
while flowing along the border between Nakhon Sawan and
Kamphaeng Phet provinces, it is known as Huai Mae Wong () or Nam Mae Wong (); while flowing through Nakhon Sawan again, it is sequentially called Nam Mae Wong, Nam Wang Ma () and Nam Tak Daet (); it becomes the Tak Daet River () while passing
Sawang Arom and
Thap Than districts of
Uthai Thani
Uthai Thani ( th, อุทัยธานี, ) is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in Thailand, capital of the Uthai Thani Province, in the upper central region of the country. It includes the entire '' tambon'' Uthai Mai of Mueang Uthai Thani d ...
, and while forming the border between
Mueang Uthai Thani District of Uthai Thani and
Krok Phra District of Nakhon Sawan. Only its final section in Mueang Uthai Thani District is called the Sakae Krang River,
which empties into the
Chao Phraya River
The Chao Phraya ( or ; th, แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา, , or ) is the major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial plain forming the centre of the country. It flows through Bangkok and then into the Gulf of Thailand.
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.
Tributaries
Main tributaries of the Sakae Krang River include
Huai Thap Salao Huai Thap Salao ( th, ห้วยทับเสลา, ) is a river in Uthai Thani Province, Thailand. It is a tributary of the Sakae Krang River, part of the Chao Phraya River
The Chao Phraya ( or ; th, แม่น้ำเจ้าพ ...
and
Khlong Pho.
Sakae Krang Basin
The Sakae Krang is part of the
Chao Phraya Watershed. The total land area drained by the Sakae Krang River is .
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Flood of 2011
In 2011, after high rainfall and poor flood control management, much of the Sakae Krang River overflowed its banks between September to November that year. The main riverside market in Uthai Thani City was under up to of water for over seven weeks. The new market a few kilometers away was also severely flooded for almost as long.
References
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Rivers of Thailand