Mueang Trat River
Mueang Trat River, or just called Trat River is the longest and largest river in Trat province, eastern Thailand.
It originated from the canals Khlong Sato and Khlong Ang, which receive water from the Banthat range, flowing together at the border Bo Rai and Khao Saming districts. Then it flows south, passing through Khao Saming district to the southeast, entering Mueang Trat district, and passing through the downtown Trat, before emptying into Ao Trat, part of the Gulf of Thailand. It is approximately long.
As it flows through Khao Saming district, it is called Khao Saming River, otherwise known as Khlong Khao Saming or Khlong Yai.
The water in the Trat river in the phase of the Khao Saming river is murky red and flows rapidly. In 1931, it was also recorded as the first place in Thailand where an Asian arowana, a rare species living fossil fish was caught for the first time by a local boy scout. The caught fish was 26 cm long and specimen were sent to Bangkok for species identification. Currently, believed to have been locally extinct.
Mueang Trat river is an important transportation route from the past to the present. In the area of Mueang Trat, there were junks that sailed in and docked to pick up and deliver goods. At present, there are many ports along the river where fishing boats congregate along the jetty.