Tonlé San

River in Vietnam and Cambodia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Tonlé San (Khmer: ទន្លេសាន, Tônlé San), also known as the Sesan River (Vietnamese: Sông Sê San), is a river that flows through central Vietnam and north-east Cambodia. It is a major tributary of the Mekong River. Its tributaries include the Dak Bla, Dakpsy, Sa Thầy and Lagrai rivers.[1] A short portion of the river forms a part of the international border between Cambodia and Vietnam.

Women in Sesan district wash their clothes in the Tonle Sesan, the major tributary of the Mekong River that flows through Cambodia.
Native name
locationconfluence of Dak Psi and Dak Po Ko
coordinates14.6063°N 107.8404°E / 14.6063; 107.8404
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Tonlé San
Ya Krong Po Ko
Tonlé San
Native name
Location
CountryVietnam, Cambodia
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationconfluence of Dak Psi and Dak Po Ko
  coordinates14.6063°N 107.8404°E / 14.6063; 107.8404
Mouth 
  location
Mekong
  coordinates
13.536°N 105.965°E / 13.536; 105.965
Basin size17,000 km2 (6,600 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionTonlé San—MekongMekong DeltaSouth China Sea
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There are a number of hydropower dams on the Se San River and its tributaries. Where it joins the Srepok River in the Lower Se San 2 Dam. Upstream is the dam cascade: Se San 4A, Se San 4, Se San 3A, Se San 3, Yali Falls. On the Dak Po Ko River is the Plei Krông dam. There are also several dams on tributaries of the Dak Bla, including the Dak Snghé, tributary of the Dak Bla, is the Upper Kontum dam and hydropower plant, which discharges into the Tra Khuc River, and the Dak Doa.[clarification needed][2]

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