Chao Phraya River
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The Chao Phraya (/ˌtʃaʊ prəˈjɑː/[1] or /tʃaʊˈpraɪə/;[2] Thai: แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา, RTGS: Maenam Chao Phraya, pronounced [mɛ̂ːnáːm tɕâːw pʰráʔ.jāː] (
listen) or [tɕâːw pʰrā.jāː])[3] is the major river in Thailand,[4] with its low alluvial plain forming the centre of the country. It flows through Bangkok and then into the Gulf of Thailand.
Major river in Thailand
| Chao Phraya | |
|---|---|
The Chao Phraya in Bangkok | |
 Map of the Chao Phraya River drainage basin | |
| Native name | แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา (Thai) |
| Location | |
| Country | Thailand |
| City | Bangkok |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of Ping River and Nan River |
| • location | Pak Nam Pho, Nakhon Sawan Province |
| • elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Gulf of Thailand, Samut Prakan Province |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 372 km (231 mi) |
| Basin size | 160,400 km2 (61,900 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Nakhon Sawan |
| • average | 718 m3/s (25,400 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 5,960 m3/s (210,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Pa Sak River |
| • right | Sakae Krang River |