Yom Basin
The Yom river and its tributaries drain a total area of 23,616 km² of land (called the Yom Basin) in the provinces of Sukhothai, Phitsanulok, Phichit, Phrae and Lampang. The Yom Basin is part of the Greater Nan Basin and the Chao Phraya Watershed.
A controversial large dam was planned on the Yom River in the central area of the Phi Pan Nam mountains in Kaeng Suea Ten in 1991 but the project was later abandoned. The debate about the dam was opened again in 2011. Currently a proposal is being debated to build two smaller dams on the Yom River in the area instead of the Kaeng Suea Ten mega-dam.
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