Tha Chin River
The Tha Chin river (
Regional names
The Tha Chin river has many regional names. After it splits from
The word "Tha Chin" literally translated as "pier of Chinese", owing in the past more than 1,000 years ago, the area where the Tha Chin river flowed through today in Samut Sakhon Province. It was the residence of a large number of
Tributaries
Tributaries of the Tha Chin include Huai Krasiao, Huai Mae Thawip, Khlong Chorakhe Sam Phan, and Khlong Bang Len.
Tha Chin basin
The Tha Chin drains a total area of 13,681 square kilometers (5,282 sq mi).[2] The Tha Chin Basin is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed.
Transportation in the past
In the past, there used to be passenger boats running back and forth on the Tha Chin River from Suphan Buri to
Later, when land travel developed and became more convenient. Therefore, water transportation was sluggish. The passenger navigation business on the Tha Chin River therefore ceased in the early 1960s.[3]
Health of the river
The Thai Pollution Control Department (PCD) has reported that the water quality of rivers flowing into the upper Gulf of Thailand has seriously deteriorated in the past decade. The department found the Tha Chin estuary contains bacteria and nutrient pollution from phosphates, phosphorus, and nitrogen. Nutrient pollution causes algae to grow faster than ecosystems can handle, harming water quality, food resources for aquatic animals, and marine habitats. It also decreases the oxygen that fish need to survive. PCD rated water quality in the river in 2015 as "poor".[4]: 56 The PCD findings indicated large amounts of wastewater were discharged into the river from households, industry, and agriculture.[5]
References
- ^ Sirichaiekwat, Wichan (2023-01-16). ""เล่งเกียฉู่" ที่มิใช่ร้านขายยาง" ["Leng Kia Chu" which is not a tire shop]. Sakhononline (in Thai). Retrieved 2023-05-28.
- ^ Basins of Thailand[permanent dead link]
- ^ "ท่าจีน" [Tha Chin]. Thai PBS (in Thai). 2022-03-20. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ISBN 978-616-316-327-1. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ Wangkiat, Paritta (25 September 2016). "Breach of trust". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
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