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Khwae Yai River

The 883rd longest river in the world

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The Khwae Yai River (RTGS: Maenam Khwae Yai, [mɛ̂ːnáːm kʰwɛː jàj]), also known as the Si Sawat ([mɛ̂ː náːm sǐː sa.wàt]), is a river in western Thailand. It has its source in the Tenasserim Hills and flows for about 380 kilometres (240 mi) through Sangkhla Buri, Si Sawat, and Mueang Districts of Kanchanaburi Province, where it merges with the Khwae Noi to form the Mae Klong River at Pak Phraek.

Flows through: Thailand.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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