Phong (river)
| Lam-Nam Phong | ||
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| location | Northeast Thailand | |
| River system | Mekong | |
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Nongbua Lamphu Province 17 ° 18 ′ 45 ″ N , 102 ° 3 ′ 52 ″ E |
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| muzzle | Confluence with Mae Nam Chi Coordinates: 16 ° 22 ′ 38 ″ N , 102 ° 56 ′ 16 ″ E 16 ° 22 ′ 38 ″ N , 102 ° 56 ′ 16 ″ E
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| length | about 200 km | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Ubol Ratana Reservoir | |
| Big cities | Khon Kaen | |
The Phong River ( Thai : ลำ น้ำพอง , [ lam-náːm pʰoŋ ]) is a river in the northeast region of Thailand , the so-called Isan .
River course and other aspects
- The Lam-Nam Phong flows about 200 kilometers diagonally from northwest to southeast over the districts ( Amphoe ) Ubolratana and via Nam Phong in the district Mueang Khon Kaen .
- The Phong finally flows into the Mae Nam Chi (Chi River) , which is again a tributary of the Mekong .
- The 2550 million cubic meter Ubol-Ratana reservoir is located on a dam on the Phong.
- The Nam Phong National Park was named after the Phong River.
environment
The company Phoenix ( Phoenix Pulp and Paper Company ), a company that produces pulp and paper, repeatedly caused serious environmental damage on the Phong. After the first factory was opened in 1982, the company expanded in 1994. The production led to massive environmental damage and fish deaths in the Phong. The Thai authorities kept closing the Phoenix factories. Heavy rains led to flooding on the Phong in 1995. The result was field contamination and disease among the population. The destruction of the environment in the catchment area of the Phong also creates social problems.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cumulative Effects Assessment in the Phong River Basin (March 5, 2014) ( thai )
- ↑ http://www.thai-schick.de/Nordost_Thailand/KhonKhaen/UbonRatDam/UbonRatDam.htm ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ The fast-growing pulp and paper industry by Chris Lang ( Memento from September 26, 2002 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ The river basin as common pool resource: opportunities for co-management and 'scaling up' in Northeast Thailand (March 5, 2014)
