Khwae Yai River information

The Khwae Yai River (Thai: แม่น้ำแควใหญ่, RTGS: Maenam Khwae Yai, IPA: [mɛ̂ːnáːm kʰwɛː jàj]), also known as the Si Sawat (แม่น้ำศรีสวัสดิ์ [mɛ̂ː náːm sǐː...

of Ranti, Songkalia and Bikhli Rivers. At Kanchanaburi it merges with the Khwae Yai River to form the Mae Klong River, which empties into the Gulf of...

River Kwai can refer to two rivers in western Thailand, a film or a novel: Khwae Yai River Khwae Noi River The Bridge on the River Kwai, film The Bridge...

the name of "River Kwai" amongst the English. In 1960 the portion of the Mae Klong which passes under the bridge was renamed the Khwae Yai (แควใหญ่ in...

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...

embankment dam on the Khwae Yai River in Si Sawat District of Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand. The purposes of the dam are river regulation and hydroelectric...

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,...

Major rivers are the Mae Klong and the Mae Chan which originate in the Umphang Wildlife Sanctuary and join in Thung Yai into the Upper Khwae Yai which...

River Mae Sai River Mekong River Ruak River Wang River Yom River Chi River Ping River Sakae Krang River Khwae Yai River Mae Klong River Phachi River Wang...

building in 1942 of one of the railway bridges over the Mae Klong river—renamed Khwae Yai in the 1960s—at a place called Tha Ma Kham, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)...

Klong River is a river in western Thailand. The river begins at the confluence of the Khwae Noi or Khwae Sai Yok and the Khwae Yai River or Khwae Si Sawat...

fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Khwae Noi River and Khwae Yai River from Mae Klong River. Tejavej, A. (2012): Barilius signicaudus, a new...

Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand built dams over the Kwae Yai and Khwae Noi River (Bradley 1989). Because of the displacement of the people of an...

Kanchanaburi District of Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand. It impounds the Khwae Yai River. The dam is located at the southeastern corner of Erawan National Park...

initially used for the construction of the bridge over the Khwae Yai or Mae Klong River and not the River Kwai. The camp was located about five kilometres from...

Wang River), and the Tha Chin River. Each of these tributaries (and the Chao Phraya itself) is augmented by minor tributaries referred to as khwae. All...

cross the river known at the time as the Kwai. However, in 1943 a railway bridge was built by Allied POWs over the Mae Klong river—renamed Khwae Yai in the...

The Hanuman River (Thai: แม่น้ำหนุมาน, RTGS: Maenam Hanuman, pronounced [mɛ̂ː.náːm hàʔ.núʔ.māːn]) or Khwae Hanuman (แควหนุมาน) originates in South San...

on the Thai side, the mountain range is crossed by the Khwae Yai River and the Khwae Noi River. In this area small hill ridges alternate with narrow valleys...

Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary. With an abundance of forests, this makes it the watershed of the Mae Klong River (as well as Khwae Yai River) that...

province. The Khwae Noi and Khwae Yai Rivers are important water resources which join at the town Kanchanaburi to form the Mae Klong River. Phu Nam Ron...

form the Khwae Noi River. "Song Ka Lia" in the Mon language means "over there". It originates from Roki Creek in the forestland of Thung Yai Naresuan...

at the junction of the Khwae Yai and Khwae Noi rivers in Kanchanaburi and it is a part of the famous The Bridge over the River Kwai saga. The museum is...

bridge which follows the cliff along the Khwae Noi River. During the construction of the Bridge on the River Khwae Yai prisoners were transported to the site...

the Srinagarind Reservoir, a reservoir created by the damming of the Khwae Yai river by the Srinagarind Dam. The park's caves, particularly Tham Phra Prang...

เทศบาลนครนครสวรรค์) consisting of subdistrict Pak Nam Pho and parts of subdistricts Khwae Yai, Nakhon Sawan Tok, Nakhon Sawan Ok, and Wat Sai. There is one subdistrict...

country. Song Khwae: The first element, song, means the number 'two'. The second element, khwae, means 'tributary', hence 'two rivers'. Phitsanulok:...