Mae Chaem (river)
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Mae Chaem Lam Nam Mae Chaem |
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 The Mae Chaem near the place of the same name |
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| location | Thailand | |
| River system | Mae Nam Chao Phraya | |
| Drain over | Mae Nam Ping → Mae Nam Chao Phraya → Gulf of Thailand | |
| source | near Ban Cham in the Amphoe Mae Chaem 19 ° 7 ′ 53 ″ N , 98 ° 20 ′ 19 ″ E |
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| muzzle | in the Mae Nam Ping coordinates: 18 ° 11 ′ 21 ″ N , 98 ° 38 ′ 2 ″ E 18 ° 11 ′ 21 ″ N , 98 ° 38 ′ 2 ″ E
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The Mae Chaem River has its source on Doi Inthanon , the highest elevation in Thailand ( Chiang Mai Province ) at 2,565 meters . The river was originally called Salak Hin .
The Mae Chaem winds through the valley of the same name, which is idyllically situated with its terraced rice fields. The water is very clear. The river runs through the Op Luang National Park in a narrow gorge that leads to several rapids. At its lower reaches it lies in a bed of rocks and finally flows into the Mae Nam Ping . The climate is tropical - monsoonal with an average annual rainfall of 970 mm and an average temperature of 25.6 ° C.
In prehistoric times, members of the Hoabinhian settled here for shorter periods of time, for example in the Pha Chang Cave , about 4.5 kilometers from the river. Today many members of the Karen , a mountain people from Burma, settle in the valley of the Mae Chaem .
Numerous activities are possible on the Mae Chaem, such as sailing the river on bamboo rafts .
Individual evidence
- ^ R. Kidson, KS Richards, PA Carling: Hydraulic model calibration using a modern flood event: the Mae Chaem River, Thailand . In: Proc. PHEFRA workshop . Barcelona October 2002, p. 171–176 ( PDF, 203 kB ).