Tonlé San

Coordinates: 13°32′10″N 105°57′54″E / 13.536°N 105.965°E / 13.536; 105.965
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Tonlé San
Ya Krong Po Ko
Tonlé San
Native nameSông Sê San (Vietnamese)
Location
CountryVietnam, Cambodia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationconfluence of Dak Psi and Dak Po Ko
 • coordinates14°36′23″N 107°50′25″E / 14.6063°N 107.8404°E / 14.6063; 107.8404
Mouth 
 • location
Mekong
 • coordinates
13°32′10″N 105°57′54″E / 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

Tonlé San, also known as Tonlé Se San or Sesan River (

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 are washing their clothes in Tonle Sesan, the major tributary of the Mekong River that flows through Cambodia.

There are a number of hydropower dams on the Se San River and its tributaries. Where it joins the

Tra Khuc River, and the Dak Doa.[clarification needed][2]

External links

References

  1. ^ Truong, Hong (2013). "Basin Profile of the Upper Sesan River" (PDF). ICEM – International Centre for Environmental Management. Project report: Challenge Program on Water & Food Mekong project MK3 “Optimizing the management of a cascade of reservoirs at the catchment level”. Tran Thi Minh Hue, Pham Cong Tri, Vo Nhu Phuc , Nguyen Quang Ngoc, Đao Thi Linh Uyen. Hanoi, Vientnam. Retrieved 2 October 2023 – via Mekong River Commission.
  2. ^ United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. "CDM: Dak Doa Hydropower Project". cdm.unfccc.int.