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[5] [11] The size and water volume of the lake varies greatly throughout the year, with a minimum area of about 2,500–3,000 square kilometres (970–1,160 sq mi) and a volume of about 1 cubic kilometre (0.24 cu mi) in the dry season, [12] and the water body expands in the rainy season, increasing the depth to 9–14 metres (30–46 ft). [13]
The Tonle Sap, also known as the Great Lake in central Cambodia is the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia and one of the richest inland fishing grounds in the world. The Lake functions as a natural flood water reservoir for the Mekong system as a whole and therefore is an important source of water for the Mekong Delta during the dry ...
Its lower delta becomes flooded and cannot flow into the sea quickly enough to eliminate all the excess water. This causes the Mekong River to rise enough to reverse the flow of the Tonlé Sap River causing it to flow back into the lake. The lake expands from 2500 km 2 to more than 16,000 km 2 creating an enormous wetland area. This wetland ...
This is a list of lakes in Cambodia. Tonlé Sap: a giant lake in the center of Cambodia. Yak Loum: a lake formed from a former crater. See also. Lakes portal
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A 42-year-old fisherman in Cambodia hooked what turned out to be a 661-pound stingray, making it the largest recorded freshwater fish ever caught.
This article lists lakes with a water volume of more than 100 km 3, ranked by volume. The volume of a lake is a difficult quantity to measure. [1] Generally, the volume must be inferred from bathymetric data by integration. Lake volumes can also change dramatically over time and during the year, especially for salt lakes in arid climates.
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