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The Tonlé Sap drainage basin is bordered to the southwest by the Cardamom Mountains, with heights of more than 1,700 metres (5,600 ft), and to the north are the Piandan Mountains with an average height of 500 metres (1,600 ft). The basin covers an area of 86,000 square kilometres (33,000 sq mi).
Map of the Tonlé Sap lake and surrounding provinces. The Tonlé Sap Biosphere Reserve is a unique ecological phenomenon surrounding the Tonlé Sap or Great Lake of Cambodia. In 1997, it was successfully nominated as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. [1]
Tonlé Sap (Khmer: ទន្លេ សាប) is a river in Cambodia that connects the Tonlé Sap lake with the Mekong river. [1] [2] The river is known for its unusual seasonal reversal, which plays a crucial role in supporting biodiversity, sustaining local livelihoods, enhancing agricultural productivity, and contributing to the ecological, economic, and cultural vitality of the region.
Bassac River (Tonle Bassac; distributary) Tonlé Sap. Krang Ponley River (Stung Krang Ponley) Boribo River (Stung Boribo) Chinit River (Stung Chinit) Kambot River (Chinit River) Slap River (Stung Slap) Tang Krasang River (Stung Tag Krasang) Sen River (Stung Sen) Sraka Moan River (Stung Sraka Moan) Kambot River (Sen River) Stoung River (Stung ...
The Tonle Sap freshwater swamp forests ecoregion (WWF ID: IM0164) covers the seasonally flooded forests surrounding Tonlé Sap, the largest lake in Cambodia, and the floodplains of its connections to the Mekong River. [1] [2] [3] Over 35% of the ecoregion experiences flooding during the wet season (August – January). [3] [1]
From July to the end of October, when the level of the Mekong is high, water flows via the Tonle Sap River, increasing the size of the lake from 2,600 km2 to about 10,500 km 2 (4,054 sq mi) at its maximum extent. The storage capacity of Tonle Sap Great Lake is about 72 km 3 (17 cu mi). When the level of the Mekong decreases, the Tonle Sap River ...
The Bassac River (Khmer: ទន្លេបាសាក់; Tonlé Bassac) or Hậu River (Vietnamese: Sông Hậu 瀧後 or Hậu Giang 後江) is a distributary of ...
English: The Tonlé Sap (Khmer: Large Fresh Water River, more commonly translated as Great Lake) — is a lake and river ecosystem in Cambodia.Tonlé Sap is: the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia; a river of huge significance in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap province, and Cambodia; and an ecological hotspot that was designated as a UNESCO biosphere reserve in 1997.