The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar.... . The river begins at the confluence of the Khwae Noi or Kwai Sai Yoke and the Khwae Yai River
Khwae Yai River
The Khwae Yai River , also known as the Si Sawat , is a river in western Thailand. It flows for about 380 kilometres through Amphoe Sangkhla Buri, Amphoe Si Sawat, and Amphoe Mueang Kanchanaburi Districts of Kanchanaburi Province, where it merges with the Khwae Noi River to form the Mae Klong at Pak Phraek Tambon.... or Kwai Si Sawasdi in Kanchanaburi
Kanchanaburi
Kanchanaburi is a town in the west of Thailand and the capital of Kanchanaburi Province Provinces of Thailand. In 2006 it had a population of 31,327.... , pass Ratchaburi Province
Ratchaburi Province
Ratchaburi is one of the central Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Kanchanaburi province, Nakhon Pathom province,... and empties into the Gulf of Thailand
Gulf of Thailand
The Gulf of Thailand is a body of water that borders, but is not part of the South China Sea . The gulf is bordered by Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam.... in Samut Songkhram
Samut Songkhram
Samut Songkhram is a town in Thailand, capital of the Samut Songkhram Province and the Amphoe Mueang Samut Songkhram. It covers the area of the tambon Mae Klong, which is also the old name of the town as well as the Mae Klong River, which enters the Gulf of Thailand near the town.... .
In the 1960s the upper stretch of the river until the town of Kanchanaburi was renamed to Khwae Yai (???????, big tributary), as the famous Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai is a Cinema of the United Kingdom 1957 in film World War II film by David Lean; based on the novel The Bridge over the River Kwai by French writer Pierre Boulle.... spanned the Mae Klong and not the Khwae (Kwai) river.
The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar.... . The river begins at the confluence of the Khwae Noi or Kwai Sai Yoke and the Khwae Yai River
Khwae Yai River
The Khwae Yai River , also known as the Si Sawat , is a river in western Thailand. It flows for about 380 kilometres through Amphoe Sangkhla Buri, Amphoe Si Sawat, and Amphoe Mueang Kanchanaburi Districts of Kanchanaburi Province, where it merges with the Khwae Noi River to form the Mae Klong at Pak Phraek Tambon.... or Kwai Si Sawasdi in Kanchanaburi
Kanchanaburi
Kanchanaburi is a town in the west of Thailand and the capital of Kanchanaburi Province Provinces of Thailand. In 2006 it had a population of 31,327.... , pass Ratchaburi Province
Ratchaburi Province
Ratchaburi is one of the central Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Kanchanaburi province, Nakhon Pathom province,... and empties into the Gulf of Thailand
Gulf of Thailand
The Gulf of Thailand is a body of water that borders, but is not part of the South China Sea . The gulf is bordered by Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam.... in Samut Songkhram
Samut Songkhram
Samut Songkhram is a town in Thailand, capital of the Samut Songkhram Province and the Amphoe Mueang Samut Songkhram. It covers the area of the tambon Mae Klong, which is also the old name of the town as well as the Mae Klong River, which enters the Gulf of Thailand near the town.... .
In the 1960s the upper stretch of the river until the town of Kanchanaburi was renamed to Khwae Yai (???????, big tributary), as the famous Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai is a Cinema of the United Kingdom 1957 in film World War II film by David Lean; based on the novel The Bridge over the River Kwai by French writer Pierre Boulle.... spanned the Mae Klong and not the Khwae (Kwai) river. However the actual origin of the river is in the Khuean Srinagarindra National Park in the north of Kanchanaburi Province
Kanchanaburi Province
Kanchanaburi is the largest of the central Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Tak Province, Uthai Thani Province, Suphanburi Province, Nakhon Pathom Province and Ratchaburi Province.... .
Note that an early portion of Khwae Yai River in Amphoe Umphang
Amphoe Umphang
Umphang is the southernmost district of Tak Province, Thailand at the Thai-Myanmar border. It is also the name of the town center of the district.... , Tak Province
Tak Province
Tak is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Mae Hong Son Province, Chiang Mai Province, Lamphun province, Lampang Province, Sukhothai Province, Kamphaeng Phet Province, Nakhon Sawan Province, Uthai Thani Province and Kanchanaburi Province.... is also called Klong River. It becomes known as Khwae Yai River when it flows into Kanchanaburi Province.
The Umphang Thee Lor Sue Waterfall is claimed to be the largest and highest waterfall in Thailand. It stands high and nearly wide on the Mae Klong River, flowing down from Huai Klotho into the Umphang Wildlife Sanctuary in Tak Province in northwestern Thailand.... in its upper reaches.
