K Krachan drying out

Keang Krachan is drying up fast this year in line with the forecasted drought for Thailand. This was the Baan Krang 3rd stream (between KM 17 and 18) on Friday morning - completely dry. The check dam at 18 is also empty and the Pran is just a trickle. Its going to be a very dry, Dry Season.

Ouch that looks very bad!
At Pala-U area the Pala-U river was still flowing, and we did see water in the Pranburi river, but it seemed low.
Not sure how the water levels there compare to previous years.

Let's hope the rain season hits early and hard this year.

It makes me wonder where the water at the camp grounds comes from...

The Pran has now stopped flowing all together - all the way down to the "new" camp site. KM 18 birding spot, the check dam, stream 3 and stream 1 are completely dry, stream 2 still has a large puddle in it (for the next couple of days?).

Theres sign of elephant moving up the road all the way to 21 - presumably taking routes to alternative vallies or ultimately to the Mae Nam Phet Valley (?). I wonder if theres ever been a dry season like this in recent history? Presumably so, but not in my own short memory. Lets hope it abates soon but I noticed the Thai Met Office is forecasting an extended drought nationwide.

These are strange times.