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The Pa Sak River is a river in central Thailand
Thailand

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 originates in Dan Sai District
Amphoe Dan Sai

Dan Sai is a district in the western part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand....
, Loei Province
Loei Province

Loei is one of the most sparsely populated Provinces of Thailand of Thailand, located in the Isan of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nong Khai Province, Udon Thani Province, Nongbua Lamphu Province, Khon Kaen Province, Phetchabun Province, Phitsanulok Province....
, passes through Phetchabun Province
Phetchabun Province

Phetchabun is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei Province, Khon Kaen Province, Chaiyaphum Province, Lopburi Province, Nakhon Sawan Province, Phichit Province and Phitsanulok Province....
 as the backbone of the Province. It then passes through the eastern part of Lopburi Province
Lopburi Province

Lop Buri is one of the central Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phetchabun Province, Chaiyaphum Province, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Saraburi Province, Ayutthaya Province, Ang Thong Province, Sing Buri Province and Nakhon Sawan Province....
 and Saraburi Province
Saraburi Province

Saraburi is one of the central Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Lopburi Province, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Nakhon Nayok Province, Pathum Thani Province and Ayutthaya Province....
, until it joins together with the Lopburi River
Lopburi River

The Lopburi River is a tributary of the Chao Phraya River in central Thailand. It splits from the Chao Phraya river at Tambon Bang Phutsa, Singburi....
 at the northeast of the Ayutthaya Island, before it runs into the Chao Phraya River
Chao Phraya River

The Chao Phraya is a major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial river plain marking the mainland of the country. It runs through Bangkok, the capital of Thailand....
 in the southeast of Ayutthaya
Ayutthaya (city)

Ayutthaya city is the capital of Ayutthaya province in Thailand. The city was founded in 1350 by King Ramathibodi I, who came here to escape a smallpox outbreak in Lop Buri, and proclaimed it the capital of his kingdom, often referred to as the Ayutthaya kingdom or Siam....
 island around Phet Fortress area. It has a length of 513 km and drains a watershed of 16,291 km².






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The Pa Sak River is a river in central Thailand
Thailand

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 originates in Dan Sai District
Amphoe Dan Sai

Dan Sai is a district in the western part of Loei Province, northeastern Thailand....
, Loei Province
Loei Province

Loei is one of the most sparsely populated Provinces of Thailand of Thailand, located in the Isan of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Nong Khai Province, Udon Thani Province, Nongbua Lamphu Province, Khon Kaen Province, Phetchabun Province, Phitsanulok Province....
, passes through Phetchabun Province
Phetchabun Province

Phetchabun is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei Province, Khon Kaen Province, Chaiyaphum Province, Lopburi Province, Nakhon Sawan Province, Phichit Province and Phitsanulok Province....
 as the backbone of the Province. It then passes through the eastern part of Lopburi Province
Lopburi Province

Lop Buri is one of the central Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phetchabun Province, Chaiyaphum Province, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Saraburi Province, Ayutthaya Province, Ang Thong Province, Sing Buri Province and Nakhon Sawan Province....
 and Saraburi Province
Saraburi Province

Saraburi is one of the central Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Lopburi Province, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Nakhon Nayok Province, Pathum Thani Province and Ayutthaya Province....
, until it joins together with the Lopburi River
Lopburi River

The Lopburi River is a tributary of the Chao Phraya River in central Thailand. It splits from the Chao Phraya river at Tambon Bang Phutsa, Singburi....
 at the northeast of the Ayutthaya Island, before it runs into the Chao Phraya River
Chao Phraya River

The Chao Phraya is a major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial river plain marking the mainland of the country. It runs through Bangkok, the capital of Thailand....
 in the southeast of Ayutthaya
Ayutthaya (city)

Ayutthaya city is the capital of Ayutthaya province in Thailand. The city was founded in 1350 by King Ramathibodi I, who came here to escape a smallpox outbreak in Lop Buri, and proclaimed it the capital of his kingdom, often referred to as the Ayutthaya kingdom or Siam....
 island around Phet Fortress area. It has a length of 513 km and drains a watershed of 16,291 km². The annual discharge is 2.4 km³.

The valley of the Pa Sak through the Phetchabun mountains
Phetchabun Mountains

The Phetchabun mountains are a mountain range in Thailand. It extends in a roughly north-south direction, and separates the broad Chao Phraya river valley of central Thailand from the Khorat Plateau of Isan....
 is the main part of Phetchabun Province
Phetchabun Province

Phetchabun is one of the northern Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Loei Province, Khon Kaen Province, Chaiyaphum Province, Lopburi Province, Nakhon Sawan Province, Phichit Province and Phitsanulok Province....
. As the watershed of the river is rather narrow, the amount of water in the river changes a lot seasonally. To level the drought problems in the lower Pa Sak valley, in 1994 the construction of the Pasak Jolasit Dam
Pasak Jolasit Dam

The Pasak Jolasit Dam stops the Pa Sak River at Ban Kaeng Sua Ten, Tambon Nongbua, Amphoe Phatthana Nikhom, Lopburi Province, central Thailand....
 (????????????????????) in the Lopburi Province
Lopburi Province

Lop Buri is one of the central Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Phetchabun Province, Chaiyaphum Province, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Saraburi Province, Ayutthaya Province, Ang Thong Province, Sing Buri Province and Nakhon Sawan Province....
 was started. The 4,860 meters wide and 31.5 m high dam keeps a total of 0.785 km³ of water. Additionally to the water management the dam also supplies about 6.7 MW of hydro-electric power.

Tributaries

Tributaries of the Pa Sak include the Lopburi
Lopburi River

The Lopburi River is a tributary of the Chao Phraya River in central Thailand. It splits from the Chao Phraya river at Tambon Bang Phutsa, Singburi....
, Muak Lek, Phung, Pa Daeng, Kong, Sonthi
Sonthi River

The Sonthi River is a tributary of the Pa Sak River. It originates at the Ruak and Phanghoei mountains in the border area of Amphoe Lam Sonthi district, Lopburi province and Amphoe Si Thep, Phetchabun province....
, Wang Chomphu, Na, Chun, Duk, Khon Kaen, Yai, Saduang Yai, Ban Bong, Tarang and Phaya Klang Rivers.

Pa Sak Basin

The Pa Sak drains a total land area of 16,291 square kilometers. This Pa Sak Basin is part of the Chao Phraya Watershed
Chao Phraya River

The Chao Phraya is a major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial river plain marking the mainland of the country. It runs through Bangkok, the capital of Thailand....
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