Phayao Lake

The Phayao Lake ( Thai: กว๊าน พะเยา, Khwan Phayao ) is an artificial lake in northern Thailand, the city of Phayao is located on its eastern shore.

Location

The area of ​​the Phayao Lake is 2.3 km ² at an altitude above sea level of 380 meters. The average water depth is 1.7 meters. Inflows to the lake are from the north of the Ing and to a lesser extent from the south of Tam In the east it flows back into the Ing, which then turns north and flows on the northern border of Thailand in the Mekong.

Flora and Fauna

In the south and west are rice fields and the land at the mouth of Ing is swampy. The main water plants of the Phayao lake are Najas graminea and Ceratophyllum demersum ( Hornwort Rough ). 22 fish species are reported, usually of exposed here Tilapia nilolica ( Nilbuntbarsch ) and Anabas testudineus ( climbing perch). Also, in 1982 47 bird species were observed during a field study.

History

The lake was created in 1939 to improve irrigation for regional agriculture. On 1 August 2000 he was ranked among the 61 most important wetlands in the country. Currently, it is planned to restore the coming of the 15th century temple of Wat Tilok Aram, which was flooded by the water at the plant of the Phayao Lake.