chiang mai land road flooding

[logon1]

today l looked at a town house for sale on a small soi running parallel to chiang mai land road. driving from chang klan it is the 4th and last street on the left heading to the highway.

 

Is there a likelihood of flooding in that area. The owner confessed that in 2004 there was a serious problem however in 2011 that area was spared.

 

Your thoughts or experiences please

[khwaibah]

2005 August. Queens Birthday. Mega flood in Chiang Mai again in September 2011 not as bad but the same results. Personally I would stay out of that area.

Edited August 27, 2016 by khwaibah

[terminatorchiangmai]

2011 it was flooded , about 30cm high.

I remember became my bike stopped working and i had to park it at some hotel in the back.

Now with the new water gate on the Ping i am not sure if it will flood again.

 

Good luck.

[WinnieTheKhwai]

 

We bought a townhouse in an area that floods like heck, but only due to serious flooding (from rising river water levels, not rain/drainage issues) that happens only once every 7 years or so, and hopefully less going forward with some more work being done on the banks, the new water gates at Pa Daed, etc.

 

But yes, as a worst case you're looking at a nice clean up job & repainting every 7 years or so.  On the plus side it's still relatively affordable for a location that's walking distance to the bars.    Beats being all the way out on San Sai, etc.  (Where specific areas may actually still flood in bad years.)

 

The one location I'd truly avoid would be the area in between the old Southern outer wall (Kom Gate, Hai Ya Gate), off Sri Ping Muang / Wiang Ping Road.  That area is so low lying that flood water could even pool there, making it more of an issue than a brief  1-2 day episode where flood waters recede fairly quickly.

[Aussie69]

Would you please explain the numbers/colours for me

[WinnieTheKhwai]

1 minute ago, Aussie69 said:

Would you please explain the numbers/colours for me

 

The lower the number, the sooner it floods.

 

e.g. 1 floods at a river water level of 3.7 meters, all the way to 7 which floods at 4.60 meters.

 

[khwaibah]

Remember this..2005

 

Edited August 28, 2016 by khwaibah

[khwaibah]

2011

 

[WinnieTheKhwai]

27 minutes ago, khwaibah said:

Remember this..2005

 

 

And remember this, 2001

 

 

And remember this, 1965.

 

 

And here, 1957

 

 

And that one, 1929. 

 

 

and.. ... I think I'm seeing a pattern here.

 

Edited August 28, 2016 by WinnieTheKhwai

[logon1]

2 hours ago, WinnieTheKhwai said:

 

We bought a townhouse in an area that floods like heck, but only due to serious flooding (from rising river water levels, not rain/drainage issues) that happens only once every 7 years or so, and hopefully less going forward with some more work being done on the banks, the new water gates at Pa Daed, etc.

 

But yes, as a worst case you're looking at a nice clean up job & repainting every 7 years or so.  On the plus side it's still relatively affordable for a location that's walking distance to the bars.    Beats being all the way out on San Sai, etc.  (Where specific areas may actually still flood in bad years.)

 

The one location I'd truly avoid would be the area in between the old Southern outer wall (Kom Gate, Hai Ya Gate), off Sri Ping Muang / Wiang Ping Road.  That area is so low lying that flood water could even pool there, making it more of an issue than a brief  1-2 day episode where flood waters recede fairly quickly.

Sorry I don't understand your landmarks. Can you use chiang mai land road as a focal point and say at the highway end or chang klan road end

 

Thanks

[WinnieTheKhwai]

12 hours ago, logon1 said:

Sorry I don't understand your landmarks. Can you use chiang mai land road as a focal point and say at the highway end or chang klan road end

 

Thanks

 

It struck me as already quite specific, given that the OP hasn't actually bought it yet.  I'd be worried about some Thaivisa types moving in ans snapping it up before OP does.

[Aussie69]

16 hours ago, WinnieTheKhwai said:

.

 

Thanks

[WinnieTheKhwai]

3 hours ago, WinnieTheKhwai said:

 

It struck me as already quite specific, given that the OP hasn't actually bought it yet.  I'd be worried about some Thaivisa types moving in ans snapping it up before OP does.

 

Oops, I misunderstood the question which was actually for me, by the OP.

 

(I shouldn't post too soon after waking up. )

 

The area I was talking about to truly avoid was: 

 

 

Edited August 29, 2016 by WinnieTheKhwai

[Lizard2010]

2 hours ago, WinnieTheKhwai said:

 

Oops, I misunderstood the question which was actually for me, by the OP.

 

(I shouldn't post too soon after waking up. )

 

The area I was talking about to truly avoid was: 

 

 

 

Thanks for this Flooding Arae

Hopefully after the last flood they cut a lot of the reeds in the Ping River

It should not restrict the flow anymore

But we need the rain to fill the dams again

 

 

2 hours ago, WinnieTheKhwai said:

 

Oops, I misunderstood the question which was actually for me, by the OP.

 

(I shouldn't post too soon after waking up. )

 

The area I was talking about to truly avoid was: 

 

 

 

Edited August 29, 2016 by Lizard2010