The Mae Klong ( Thai : แม่น้ำแม่กลอง , RTGS : Maenam Mae Klong , Thai pronunciation: [mɛ̂ːnáːm mɛ̂ː klɔ̄ːŋ] ), sometimes spelled Meklong , is a river in western Thailand . The river begins in Kanchanaburi Province and flows across Ratchaburi Province and Samut Songkhram Province .
18-743: The origin of the river is in Kanchanaburi town, at the confluence of the Khwae Noi (Khwae Sai Yok) and the Khwae Yai River (Khwae Si Sawat) rivers, having their sources in the eastern side of the Tenasserim Hills . It flows roughly southeastwards and southwards, often forming meanders across a wide floodplain . The river passes by the towns of Ban Pong and Ratchaburi in Ratchaburi Province . Finally it ends in
36-568: A tropical savanna climate ( Köppen climate classification Aw ). Winters are dry and very warm. Temperatures rise until April, which is very hot with the average daily maximum at 38.2 °C (100.8 °F). The monsoon season runs from May through October, with heavy rain and somewhat cooler temperatures during the day, although nights remain warm. 14°1′10″N 99°31′52″E / 14.01944°N 99.53111°E / 14.01944; 99.53111 Lat Yao District Lat Yao ( Thai : ลาดยาว , pronounced [lâːt jāːw] )
54-476: A different stage of his life. It is the easiest access point to the nearby Tiger Temple (closed) and is also home to a Vipassana meditation center. In 1942 Kanchanaburi was under Japanese control. It was here that Asian forced labourers and Allied POWs , building the infamous Burma Railway , constructed a bridge, an event fictionalised in the films The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Return from
72-420: A shopping mall; and the riverfront area businesses are mostly further west along River Kwai Road. Once a year a carnival comes to town and is set up in the area next to the bridge. At night there is a small pyrotechnics display that re-enacts the wartime bombing of the bridge. The riverfront has skywalk, and next to it is Walking Street. The skywalk is a "12-metre high and 150 metre-long" glass walkway , owned by
90-816: A swampy delta by the town of Samut Songkhram and empties into the northwestern shore of the Bay of Bangkok , Gulf of Thailand . The main reservoir on the river is formed by the Mae Klong Dam . The Mae Klong river basin has a tropical savanna climate, and is subject to two major thermal systems, the southwest and the northeast monsoons. The southwest monsoon brings moisture up from the Indian Ocean beginning in May and climaxing with heavy rains in September and October. These heavy rains are supplemented by cyclones out of
108-677: Is a memorial and two museums to commemorate the dead. In March 2003, the Thailand–Burma Railway Centre opened and the JEATH (Japanese-English-American-Australian-Thai-Holland) War Museum dedicated to the bridge and the Death Railway . The city is also home to the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery . The Chungkai War Cemetery is located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Kanchanaburi. Kanchanaburi has
126-424: Is a district ( amphoe ) of Nakhon Sawan province , central Thailand . Originally, Lat Yao was part of Krok Phra district . Khun Lat Boriban (ขุนลาดบริบาล), the head of the tambon, developed the infrastructure of the tambon. In 1913, he proposed to the governor of Nakhon Sawan that the tambon should be upgraded to a district. The proposal was approved and the new district created. Neighboring districts are (from
144-627: Is a town municipality ( thesaban mueang ) in Kanchanaburi Province , Thailand . The town of lies to the southeast of Erawan National Park within Kanchanaburi Province, approximately 120km west of Bangkok. In 2006 it had a population of 31,327. That number was reduced to 25,651 in 2017. The town covers tambons Ban Nuea and Ban Tai and parts of Pak Phraek and Tha Makham, all of Mueang Kanchanaburi District , and parts of tambon Tha Lo of Tha Muang District . In
162-470: The Khwae Noi and Khwae Yai Rivers converge into the Mae Klong River, spans the northern banks of the river and is a popular spot for travelers. Its location at the edge of a mountain range keeps it much cooler than the other provinces of central Thailand. The city has two major commercial districts: the downtown area consists of a grid of several streets with office buildings, shop fronts, and
180-517: The River Kwai (1989) and The Railway Man (2013). Almost half of the prisoners working on the project died from disease, maltreatment or accidents. There were four POW camps in or near the city, including Tamarkan which was used as a work camp to construct the bridge. After the completion of the railway line, most prisoners were concentrated in the Kanchanaburi area, and often sent on to Japan or French Indo-China . At Kanchanaburi, there
198-544: The South China Sea during the same two months. The rising of the winds of the northeast monsoon bring an end to this rainfall. Almost 80% of the annual rainfall in the basin occurs in the half-year from May to October. Total annual rainfall ranges from 1,000 millimetres (39 in) on the coast to 2,400 millimetres (94 in) at the higher elevations. Temperatures in the basin range from lows of 18 °C to highs of 38 °C. Giant freshwater stingrays inhabit
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#1732773205466216-592: The animals. The waste water has been reused by farms and not discharged into the environment. The Pollution Control Department will sue Rajburi Ethanol Co for allowing molasses wastewater to leak. 13°21′46″N 100°00′00″E / 13.36278°N 100.00000°E / 13.36278; 100.00000 This article related to a river in Thailand is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kanchanaburi Kanchanaburi ( Thai : กาญจนบุรี , pronounced [kāːn.t͡ɕā.ná(ʔ).bū.rīː] )
234-450: The district. The dam has attracted significant local opposition. Opponents have rejected four health and environment impact assessments (EHIA), pointing out that they fail to address mitigation and the impact on the forest ecology . The district is divided into 12 sub-districts ( tambons ), which are further subdivided into 149 villages ( mubans ). Lat Yao and Sanchao Kai To are two townships ( thesaban tambon ), each covering parts of
252-568: The late 18th century, Kanchanaburi was established by King Rama I as a defensive outpost against possible Burmese attacks in what is now Lat Ya Sub-district. In 1833, the town was moved about 16 km to the southeast along the river to its present site during the reign of King Rama III . From the Ayutthaya period to the Thonburi and Rattanakosin periods, Kanchanaburi was an important outpost to defend against Burmese invasions . The old town
270-566: The local government; to access the skywalk, one must pay [on site] 60 baht to own a pair of plastic shoes. Kanchanaburi is the birthplace of the Buddhist monk Phrabhavanaviriyakhun . It is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southeast of the Buddhist temple Wat Tham Phu Wa which features a series of grotto shrines within a large limestone cave system. Each grotto features a statue of the Buddha at
288-401: The north clockwise): Khanu Woralaksaburi of Kamphaeng Phet province , Banphot Phisai , Mueang Nakhon Sawan and Krok Phra of Nakhon Sawan Province, Sawang Arom of Uthai Thani province , and Chum Ta Bong and Mae Wong of Nakhon Sawan. The Sakrae Krang River flows through the district. The Department of Royal Irrigation (RID) has declared its intention to build a dam on the river in
306-474: The river. A sudden die-off of forty-five of these rays in September 2016 threaten them with local extinction . Authorities have suspected that pollution was the cause of the die-off. It was later attributed to molasses waste water which leaked from a sugar/ethanol factory in Ban Pong District of Ratchaburi Province on 30 September that continued until 7 October. High levels of free ammonia killed
324-502: Was located at Tambon Lat Ya (Khao Chon Kai in the present). In 1831, King Rama III moved the city to the southeast, about 16 kilometers, to set at the confluence of the Khwae Yai River and the Khwae Noi River , which is the location of the town today. On March 25, 1935, a royal decree was issued for Ban Nuea Subdistrict and Ban Tai Subdistrict, which has an area of approximately 2.08 square kilometers. Kanchanaburi, where
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