Back ground

         Buengboraphet was low-lying land surrounding with plentiful forest. It had many small canals past through this.
         In rainny season, it had water from the North through Buengboraphet and flooded until got big lake with rice of fishes, crocodiles, giant fresh water prawns and soft-shelled turtles especially well-known about crocodiles. Even though passengers on trains could sec fluted crocodiles in the lake. Some lied on the edge and islands.
        In 1923  American researchen  Dr. Huge M. Smith , surveyed Buengboraphet in February 20 ,1923. He founded Buengboraphet is big lake and the best to breed aquatic animal. Also landscape suite for laying eggs and growth of small fish and can spread to connect canals.Moreover, it is various of fish. Ministry of Agriculture had made earthen dike around a lake and watergates.
         March 8, 1926 to 1927.  It can keep water though year and announced Buengboraphet be a district of aquatic fish year 1928. In 1930 Buengboraphet was announced to be conservative area about 250,000 Rai by Royal Decree in August 4, 2480.
         At the present, this conservation area has about 132,737 Rai 56 square War. It connects to 3 Amphur which are Amphur Maung, Amphur Chumsang and Amphur thatago.

Now

        It is the biggest fresh Water Lake in Thailand and surrounding with fields. From survey found animals about 148 types and plants about 44 kinds. Rare animals are Sirinthorn bird , Suataw fish especially in November to March is  migrate period. It locate on 15 Latitude 40 Lipda,to 15, 45 North Lipda, 100 Longitude 23 East Lipda, about 132,737 Rai or 2,123,792 square War Boundary such as
         The North, parallel with Klong Plakod, Amphur Chumsang Tambon Tapgrid, Tapgrid-Thatago Road. In this area are occupied by villagers.
         The East from Paklong Prakod to Ban Lhamjan Amphur Chumsang pass through Ban klongborn, BanKratumjio, Ban Pakjhamnhua, Amphur thatago to koapanom set.
         The South, from thatago and Amphur Maung parallel to Nakhonsawan-Thatago Road.
         The West, Tambon Kwaeyai, Tambon Greang-grai, Amphur Maung and Tambon Tapgrid, Chumsang Train Station, Nakhonsawan Train Station to Klongplagod Train Station.

 Physical and Ecological Features

          Mostly are flood plain, In the North has Nan River in the south has Klong Wangmahagorn and Klongkud, in the east has Kao Panomset pass through Klongyaimai and Klongthatago. Water from it pass through water gate with in Department of Fisheries to Nan River.
           Buengboraphet located on Swanna Humid climate. It has clearly rainy season and summer season. It is influent by South-West Monsoon, so, it has plenty rain and influence by North East Monsoon, It’s cold and dry in winter. In summer time is very hot and about 28.4 c all year. It can contain water about 4400 Square kilometers, the depth is about 1.6 Meter, the lowest water in level August and the highest  water level in October, surface about 62,500 Rai there are ten islands in lake about 900 Rai  which occurred from plants pile up
        Buengboraphet full of moist and open surface. Not to deep and has plenty floating plants. Especially in Northeast has lotas field, around lake consist of fields and meadows. It fertiles of birds and young aquatic animals.

Creative by
Nakhonsawan Provincial Administration Organiaztion www.nakhonsawanpao.org
Tel. 0-5680-3567-70 connect 701