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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).
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.
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]
The Tonlé Sap lake and - river system occupies the lowest area. The Tonlé Sap River is a waterway that branches off the Mekong near Phnom Penh in the north-westerly direction and meets the Tonle Sap lake after around 115 km (71 mi). Its waters' flow reverses direction every year, caused by greatly varying amounts of water carried by the ...
In Cambodia, the river is called the Mékôngk or Tonle Thom ("great river"). Just above Phnom Penh is the confluence with the Tonle Sap, the main Cambodian tributary. Below Phnom Penh, it divides into the Bassac and the Mekong proper, which both flow into the Mekong Delta in Vietnam.
Map showing the looping course of the Chinit River and the Tonlé Sap lake and river system Chinit River, also called Stung Chinit River, is major tributary of the Tonlé Sap River, which flows down from the great lake of the same name from the northeast direction at 12°31′38″N 104°27′31″E / 12.52722°N 104.45861°E / 12. ...
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 ...
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 ...