Chao Phraya Dam drainage continues to increase. Prepare for the next wave of rain that will fall. It is expected that the area outside the dike will be in Ang Thong and Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya provinces. The water level will be about 1-1.50 meters higher than before. Ask people along the river. Follow the water situation closely.
The Chao Phraya River situation today (2 Oct.) continues to increase in volume. The Chao Phraya River flowing through water measuring station C.2, Nakhon Sawan Province, has a volume of 1,517 cubic meters per second. An increase from yesterday of 249 cubic meters per second. As a result, the water above the Chao Phraya Dam Chainat Province Increased from yesterday 155 cubic meters per second to 1,380 cubic meters per second. As for the water level above the dam at Mueang Chainat District rose 30 centimeters to the level of 16.74 meters (RTC)
from the said situation. The Royal Irrigation Department manages water. By diversion into the irrigation system above the Chao Phraya Dam on the west and east sides, a total of 331 cubic meters per second. and drains water through the back of the Chao Phraya Dam at 1,049 cubic meters per second. An increase from yesterday of 151 cubic meters per second. As a result, the water level behind the dam in Sapphaya District rose 63 centimeters from yesterday to 11.16 meters (RTC), 5.18 meters below the riverbank.
The Royal Irrigation Department and related agencies predict that during this week the amount of water in the Chao Phraya River at water measuring station C.2 in Nakhon Sawan Province will increase. There will be a volume of water flowing through approximately 1,300-1,600 cubic meters per second. And it is estimated that the amount of water from the Sakae Krang River and its tributaries will be 50-150 cubic meters per second. which causes the amount of water above the Chao Phraya Dam Chainat Province has a volume of 1,350-1,750 cubic meters per second. and water flows through the back of the Chao Phraya Dam at a rate between 1,000-1,400 cubic meters per second. This will result in low-lying areas outside the dike. Khlong Pong Phaeng area Ang Thong Province, Khlong Bang Ban, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, Hua Wiang Subdistrict, Sena District, Lat Chit Subdistrict, Tha Din Daeng Subdistrict, Phak Hai District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province The water level has increased by approximately 1-1.50 meters from before and may affect some community areas. Therefore, people living in the areas along both sides of the Chao Phraya and Noi Rivers are asked to closely monitor the water situation.
Source: Thai News Agency