KTMphil
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We've recently been conducting some survey work on the Ping River in north Thailand & it's amazing how little the local residents make use of the river apart from fishing.
This river runs through the heart of Chiang Mai.
It was very interesting to see parts of the Ping River where there were no trails & also see waterfront scenery not visible from the land.
5 km/hr of current on the Ping River, under the Super Highway/ R 11 bridge in Chiang Mai
RIMG1283_edited by Triangle Golden 007, on Flickr
The sketch below is from Thailand's water management division and indicates where the dams and weirs are. They also provide daily information about the amount of water released from the dams and estimates river current speeds.
You can see Chiang Mai about 1/2 way down the sketch with a house icon
PING RIVER1 by Triangle Golden 007, on Flickr
The Ping River originates north west of Chiang Mai near Wiang Haeng, close to the Myanmar border, then flows south easterly towards Chiang Dao & then Chiang Mai.
ping txt by Triangle Golden 007, on Flickr
We surveyed the irrigation canal which is fed from The Mae Ngat Reservoir (dam), even in the heart of the south west monsoon was surprisingly low. This irrigation canal feeds into the Ping River.
RIMG0886_edited by Triangle Golden 007, on Flickr
We had been told that the locals had made their own weir down-stream. When we arrived it had already been washed away in places by the previous heavy flow from rain storms & was passable.
RIMG0904_edited by Triangle Golden 007, on Flickr
The extent of recent, violent storms was clearly visible by the high water mark on the river
high by Triangle Golden 007, on Flickr
Below, the confluence of the Mae Ngat irrigation canal and the Ping River. From zero current, after the confluence the Ping River was flowing at around 7km/ hr at this point (the current speed did vary dramatically)
Ping River ahead
RIMG0908_edited by Triangle Golden 007, on Flickr
Confluence of the Mae Ngat irrigation canal and the Ping River
RIMG0909_edited by Triangle Golden 007, on Flickr
RIMG0910_edited by Triangle Golden 007, on Flickr
This river runs through the heart of Chiang Mai.
It was very interesting to see parts of the Ping River where there were no trails & also see waterfront scenery not visible from the land.
5 km/hr of current on the Ping River, under the Super Highway/ R 11 bridge in Chiang Mai
RIMG1283_edited by Triangle Golden 007, on FlickrThe sketch below is from Thailand's water management division and indicates where the dams and weirs are. They also provide daily information about the amount of water released from the dams and estimates river current speeds.
You can see Chiang Mai about 1/2 way down the sketch with a house icon
PING RIVER1 by Triangle Golden 007, on FlickrThe Ping River originates north west of Chiang Mai near Wiang Haeng, close to the Myanmar border, then flows south easterly towards Chiang Dao & then Chiang Mai.
ping txt by Triangle Golden 007, on FlickrWe surveyed the irrigation canal which is fed from The Mae Ngat Reservoir (dam), even in the heart of the south west monsoon was surprisingly low. This irrigation canal feeds into the Ping River.
RIMG0886_edited by Triangle Golden 007, on FlickrWe had been told that the locals had made their own weir down-stream. When we arrived it had already been washed away in places by the previous heavy flow from rain storms & was passable.
RIMG0904_edited by Triangle Golden 007, on FlickrThe extent of recent, violent storms was clearly visible by the high water mark on the river
high by Triangle Golden 007, on Flickr Below, the confluence of the Mae Ngat irrigation canal and the Ping River. From zero current, after the confluence the Ping River was flowing at around 7km/ hr at this point (the current speed did vary dramatically)
Ping River ahead
RIMG0908_edited by Triangle Golden 007, on FlickrConfluence of the Mae Ngat irrigation canal and the Ping River
RIMG0909_edited by Triangle Golden 007, on FlickrRIMG0910_edited by Triangle Golden 007, on Flickr
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Good to see sun safety was a priority 
