BUENG BORAPHET

'Bueng Boraphet' () is the largest freshwater swamp and lake in central Thailand. It covers an area of 224 km² east of Nakhon Sawan, south of the Nan River close to its confluence with the Ping River.
Originally the area was covered by a large swamp, which was flooded in 1930 with the building of a dam to improve fishing.
Rare species at the lake include the White-eyed River Martin, only known to be wintering there.
106 km² of lake have been declared as a non-hunting area in 1975. In 2000 it was also declared as a wetland of international importance by the Thai government^[1].

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1. wetlands.org

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★ Wetlands of SE Asia

★ National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department

★ Royal Gazette Issue 92 chapter 132 of February 15 1975