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Sakae Krang River

Field	Value
name	Sakae Krang River
image	Chaophrayarivermap.png
image_caption	Map of the Chao Phraya River drainage basin showing the Sakae Krang River
source1_location	Khao Plai Huai Kha Khaeng, Mae Wong National Park, Nakhon Sawan Province
mouth_location	Chao Phraya River in Uthai Thani city
subdivision_type1	Country
subdivision_name1	Thailand
length_km	225
basin_size_km2	5191

Sakae Krang River in the Uthai Thani city

The Sakae Krang River (, , ) is a tributary of the Chao Phraya River. It originates in Mae Wong National Park, Nakhon Sawan Province. It is 225 km long, with most of its length in Uthai Thani Province. It joins the Chao Phraya River 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 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, it is called Huai Pha Daeng () and then Huai Duea (ห้วยเดื่อ); while flowing along the border between Nakhon Sawan and Kamphaeng Phet provinces, it is known as Huai Mae Wong (ห้วยแม่วงก์) or Nam Mae Wong (น้ำแม่วงก์); while flowing through Nakhon Sawan again, it is sequentially called Nam Mae Wong, Nam Wang Ma (น้ำวังม้า) and Nam Tak Daet (น้ำตากแดด); it becomes the Tak Daet River (แม่น้ำตากแดด) while passing Sawang Arom and Thap Than districts of Uthai Thani, 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.

Tributaries

Main article: Tributaries of the Chao Phraya River

The main tributaries of the Sakae Krang River include Huai Thap Salao 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 5191 km2.

Flood of 2011

In 2011, after high rainfall and poor flood control management, much of the Sakae Krang River overflowed its banks between September and November that year. The main riverside market in Uthai Thani City was under up to 160 cm of water for over seven weeks. The new market a few kilometers away was also severely flooded for almost as long.

References

"Tourism Thailand: Rafts on the Sakae Krang River". Tourism Thailand.
Royal Institute of Thailand. (2014). "อักขรานุกรมภูมิศาสตร์ไทย เล่ม ๑ ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสถาน". Royal Institute of Thailand.
[http://en.pwa.co.th/l_basins.htm Basins of Thailand]{{dead link. (May 2018)

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