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Mekong

Mekong

Key facts

elevation abuin sea level1m
instance oriver
kintraFowkrepublic o Cheenae
All data from the card 9
Ither name(s)
Megaung Myit (မဲခေါင်မြစ်), แม่น้ำโขง (Maenam Khong), ແມ່ນ້ຳຂອງ, Mékôngk, Tonle Thom, Cửu Long (九龍), Mê Kông, 湄公 (Méigōng)
Main source
Lasagongma SpringMt. Guozongmucha, Zadoi, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China5,224 m (17,139 ft)33°42.5′N 94°41.7′E / 33.7083°N 94.6950°E
River mooth
Mekong DeltaVietnam0 m (0 ft)
Basin size
795,000 km2 (307,000 sq mi)
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)
Tributars
Left:Nam Khan, Tha, Nam Ou Richt:Mun, Tonle Sap, Kok, Ruak
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 an the 7t-langest in Asie. Its estimatit lenth is 4,350 km (2,703 mi), an it drains an aurie o 795,000 km2 (307,000 sq mi), dischairgin 475 km3 (114 cu mi) o watter annually.

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