Mekong

Mekong River
	Mekong River, Luang Prabang, Laos
	Mekong River wattershed
Ither name(s)	Megaung Myit (မဲခေါင်မြစ်), แม่น้ำโขง (Maenam Khong), ແມ່ນ້ຳຂອງ, Mékôngk, Tonle Thom, Cửu Long (九龍), Mê Kông, 湄公 (Méigōng)
Basin
Main source	Lasagongma Spring; Mt. Guozongmucha, Zadoi, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China; 5,224 m (17,139 ft); 33°42.5′N 94°41.7′E / 33.7083°N 94.6950°E
River mooth	Mekong Delta; Vietnam; 0 m (0 ft)
Basin size	795,000 km2 (307,000 sq mi)
Pheesical chairacteristics
Lenth	4,350 km (2,700 mi)
Dischairge	Location:; Sooth Cheenae Sea; Minimum rate:; 1,400 m3/s (49,000 cu ft/s); Average rate:; 16,000 m3/s (570,000 cu ft/s); Maximum rate:; 39,000 m3/s (1,400,000 cu ft/s);
Features
Tributars	Left:; Nam Khan, Tha, Nam Ou; Richt:; Mun, Tonle Sap, Kok, Ruak;
Protection Status
Ramsar Wetland
Offeecial name	Middle Stretches of the Mekong River north of Stoeng Treng
Designatit	June 23, 1999

The Mekong is a trans-boondary river in Sootheast Asie. It is the warld's 12t-langest river^[2] an the 7t-langest in Asie. Its estimatit lenth is 4,350 km (2,703 mi),^[2] an it drains an aurie o 795,000 km² (307,000 sq mi), dischairgin 475 km³ (114 cu mi) o watter annually.^[3]

References

↑ "Ramsar List". Ramsar.org. Archived frae the original on 9 Apryle 2013. Retrieved 12 Apryle 2013. Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (help)
1 2 S. Liu; P. Lu; D. Liu; P. Jin; W. Wang (2009). "Pinpointing source and measuring the lengths of the principal rivers of the world". International Journal of Digital Earth. 2 (1): 80–87. doi:10.1080/17538940902746082.
↑ Mekong River Commission (2010). "State of the Basin Report, 2010" (PDF). MRC, Vientiane, Laos.

[Ramsar_list-1] "Ramsar List". Ramsar.org. Archived frae the original on 9 Apryle 2013. Retrieved 12 Apryle 2013. Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (help)

[Liuetal2009-2] 1 2 S. Liu; P. Lu; D. Liu; P. Jin; W. Wang (2009). "Pinpointing source and measuring the lengths of the principal rivers of the world". International Journal of Digital Earth. 2 (1): 80–87. doi:10.1080/17538940902746082.

[MRC_2010a-3] Mekong River Commission (2010). "State of the Basin Report, 2010" (PDF). MRC, Vientiane, Laos.

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