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Kong River

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Kong River
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Location
CountryVietnam, Laos, Cambodia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationHuế, Vietnam
Mouth 
 • location
Stung Treng, Cambodia
Length480 km (300 mi)
Basin features
River systemMekong River
Kong River
A small Laotian boy paddles a boat on the Sekong River

The Kong River, also known as the Sekong River (Vietnamese: Sông Sê Kông, Khmer: ទន្លេកុង), is a river in Southeast Asia and an important tributary of the Mekong River.[1]

Course

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The river originates in Huế in Central Vietnam and flows 480 kilometres (300 mi) through southern Laos and northeastern Cambodia. It joins the Tonlé San near the Stung Treng town of Cambodia, just 5 miles upstream from the confluence of the Tonlé San and the Mekong.

Part of its course forms the international boundary between Laos and Cambodia.

Tributaries

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References

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  1. ^ Wild, Thomas B.; Loucks, Daniel P. (2014). "Managing flow, sediment, and hydropower regimes in the Sre Pok, Se San, and Se Kong Rivers of the Mekong basin". Water Resources Research. 50 (6): 5141–5157. doi:10.1002/2014WR015457. ISSN 1944-7973. Retrieved 31 March 2025.