The Pa Sak River (Thai: แม่น้ำป่าสัก) is a river in central Thailand. The river originates in Dan Sai district, Loei Province, and ends together with the Lopburi River at Ayutthaya. It has a length of 513 km and drains a watershed of 18.000 km². The annual discharge is 2.4 km³. Loei (Thai เลย) is one of the most sparsely populated provinces (changwat) of Thailand, located in the North-East of Thailand. ... Ayutthaya (full name Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thai พระนครศรีอยุธยา; also spelled Ayudhya) city is the capital of Ayutthaya province in Thailand. ...
The valley of the Pa Sak through the Phetchabun mountains is the main part of Phetchabun Province. As the watershed of the river is rather narrow, the amount of water in the river changes a lot seasonally. To level the drought problems in the lower Pa Sak valley, in 1994 the construction of the Pa Sak Joalsid Dam (เขื่อนป่าสักชลสิทธิ์) in the Lopburi Province was started. The 4,860 meters wide and 31.5 m high dam keeps a total of 0.785 km³ of water. Additionally to the water management the dam also supplies about 6.7 MW of hydro-electric power. Western chain in morning fog with the Pa Sok valley in front The Phetchabun mountains are a mountain range in Thailand. ... Phetchabun (Thai เพชรบูรณ์) is one of the northern provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ... Lopburi (Thai ลพบุรี) is one of the central provinces (changwat) of Thailand. ...
In central Thailand there is a river, born in the uplands of Loei province, which for 513 km traverses the Kingdom's heart and history, joining the Chao Phraya River in Ayutthaya province.
The PaSakRiver originates in the mountains of Loei province, traverses Phetchabun province, and flows through the fertile, historic and culturally-rich plains of Lop Buri and Saraburi provinces, to join the Chao Phraya at Ayutthaya.
If the river was a person and could choose a middle path, allowing its waters to be collected, stored and wisely shared in times of little or no rainfall, it would fulfil its role as mae nam, or mother of the waters, nurturer and sustainer.
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