CHAI NAT -- Farmers in this Central province say this year's drought has come sooner than in 2016 as several public swamps and all canals are drying up very quickly. In tambon U-taphao of Manorom district, farmers are taking the last amount of water left in swamps near their communities to feed their vegetables and other crops. The water level in the Chao Phraya Dam in tambon Bang Luang of Sapphaya district is now 14.71 metres above the mean sea level, 29 centimetres lower than the 15m standard operating level. The water level below the dam is 5.65m above MSL. From Sapphaya district on down, water in the Chao Phraya River is shallow.

Source: Bangkok Post March 12, 2017 10:00 UTC