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Water for people.pdf - WHO Thailand Digital Repository

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16Table of contentsGeneral Context 390Location 390Map 16.1: Locator map 390Map 16.2: Basin map 391Chao PhrayaRiver Basin, <strong>Thailand</strong>Major physical characteristics 390Table 16.1: Hydrological characteristics of the Chao Phraya basin 390Major socio-economic characteristics 391Population characteristics 391Economic activities 391Table 16.2: Population, per capita income and Gross Provincial Product(GPP) in the sub-basins in 1996 392<strong>Water</strong> Resources: Hydrology and Human Impacts 392Surface water 392Riverine resources 392Surface water storage 392Table 16.3: Annual average runoff in the sub-basins 393Table 16.4: Characteristics of major reservoirs 393Barrages 393Groundwater 393Aquifer distribution 393Table 16.5: Groundwater storage and renewable water resources ofthe sub-basins 394Recharge, flow and discharge 394<strong>Water</strong> quality 394Surface water quality 394Groundwater quality 394Rainfall variation 394Flooding 394Human impacts on water resources 394Data and in<strong>for</strong>mation on water resources 395By: The Working Group of the Officeof Natural <strong>Water</strong> ResourcesCommittee (ONWRC) of <strong>Thailand</strong>**For further in<strong>for</strong>mation, contact wres@thaigov.go.th

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