Ing River
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| name = Ing River
| native_name ={{native name|th|น้ำแม่อิง}}
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| image = Kwan-payao.jpg
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| image_caption = Phayao Lake. The Ing River flows northwards through this lake.
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| map_caption = Map of Thai highlands, including Ing River
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| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = Thailand
| subdivision_type2 = State
| subdivision_name2 = Phayao Province, Chiang Rai Province
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| subdivision_name5 = Phayao
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| source1_location = Phi Pan Nam Range, Phayao Province, Thailand
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| mouth = Mekong
| mouth_location = Sathan, Chiang Khong District, Chiang Rai Province
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| mouth_elevation = {{convert|346|m|abbr=on}}
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The Ing River ({{Langx|th|น้ำแม่อิง}}, {{RTGS|Nam Mae Ing}}, {{IPA|th|náːm mɛ̂ː ʔīŋ|pron}}) is a tributary of the Mekong River in the northern part of Thailand. It has its source in Doi Luang, Phi Pan Nam Range, in Mae Chai District, Phayao Province. The Ing flows through the plain area of Thoeng District.
The Ing Watershed is one of the most abundant watersheds in Thailand. It consists of rich natural resources and ecosystem diversity, including forests, mountains, rivers, stream tributaries, and watershed areas. The 260-kilometer basin river flows from Phayao Province to Chiang Rai Province in Northern part of Thailand before linking to Mekong River.{{Cite web|title=A Dam On The Ing River|url=https://www.gt-rider.com/se-asia-motorcycling/threads/a-dam-on-the-ing-river.15400/|access-date=2020-07-27|website=GT-Rider Motorcycle Forums|language=en-US}}
Course
The Ing is about {{convert|260|km|mi|abbr=}}{{Cite web|last=RECOFTC|title=Boon Rueang Wetland Forest Conservation Group of Thailand wins global environmental award: The Equator Prize|url=https://www.recoftc.org/press-releases/boon-rueang-wetland-forest-conservation-group-thailand-wins-global-environmental|access-date=2020-07-27|website=www.recoftc.org|language=en}} long and its flow varies seasonally due to the tropical forest climate in the region. Flood waters inundate the river basin during the rainy season, spurring migratory fish to enter the Ing from the larger Mekong for the purpose of spawning there. The intermittently flooded forest near its banks allow for ample spawning grounds for a wide variety of river-running fish. Many young and old fish go back downriver with the onset of the dry season. The native people of the Ing River watershed depend on catching migratory fish and other wild riverine animals for their survival. Locals rely upon seasonal fish and their migration, and have learned to catch them with great skill, especially through the use of hundreds of small reservoirs and ponds.
At the town Phayao the Ing River flows through Phayao Lake.
The Boon Rueang Wetland Forest Conservation Group
The Boon Rueang Wetland Forest is contained within the Ing River Watershed. Established in August 2015, the Boon Rueang Wetland Forest Conservation Group, from the village Boon Rueang, convinced the government to conserve the largest wetland forest in the Ing River basin rather than develop a special economic zone. Since that momentous achievement, made through advocacy and dialogue, the Group has pioneered a community forestry model that is successfully protecting biodiversity, storing carbon, providing food and livelihoods, and enabling the community to preserve its identity and culture.
In June 2020 the Conservation Group was awarded the prestigious Equator Prize by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
References
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Category:Tributaries of the Mekong River
Category:Geography of Chiang Rai province
Category:Geography of Phayao province
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