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The Saigon River (Vietnamese: Sông Sài Gòn) is a river located in southern Vietnam that rises near Phum Daung in southeastern Cambodia, flows south and southeast for about 230 km (140 mi) and empties into the Nhà Bè River, which in its turn empties into the South China Sea some 20 km (12 mi) northeast of the Mekong Delta.
Tonlé San (Khmer: ទន្លេសាន, Tônlé San), also known as the Sesan River (Vietnamese: Sông Sê San), is a river that flows through central Vietnam and north-east Cambodia. It is a major tributary of the Mekong River. Its tributaries include the Dak Bla, Dakpsy, Sa Thầy and Lagrai rivers. [1]
Tiền River; Mỹ Tho River; Gò Công River; Bến Tre River; Ba Lai River; Cổ Chiên River; Hàm Luông River; Bình Di River; Châu Đốc River; Bassac River, or Hậu River; Vàm Nao River; Bảo Định Canal; Tàu Hủ Canal; Thoại Hà Canal; Trẹm River; Cửa Lớn River; Bồ Đề River; Ông Đốc River
Between the confluence with the Saigon River and where it splits into the Soài Rạp and Lòng Tàu distributaries, the river is commonly known as the Nhà Bè river. [2] The river flows through Bien Hoa City, then flows along the boundary between Dong Nai and Ho Chi Minh City, between Ba Ria - Vung Tau and Ho Chi Minh City.
The border starts in the north at the tripoint with Laos and then proceeds overland to the south, occasionally utilising rivers such as the Tonlé San. [2] It then turns in a broad arc to the south-west, except for the Cambodian protrusion known as the Parrot's Beak, running mostly overland but also at times using rivers such as the Vàm Cỏ Đông and the Saigon.
Vietnam's capital of Hanoi evacuated thousands of people living near the swollen Red River as its waters flooded streets days after Typhoon Yagi battered the country's north, killing at least 152 ...
The demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two parts extended about 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) from either side of the river. The Bến Hải River has a total length of about 100 kilometers; its source is located in the Annamite Mountains along the border with Laos and it flows into the South China Sea at Cua Tung (Tung River mouth). In the ...
The Bassac River is an important transportation corridor between Cambodia and Vietnam, with barges and other craft plying the waters. A city of the same name was once the west-bank capital of the Kingdom of Champasak. [2] Sak (សក្តិ) can also be seen in the Khmer spelling of Champasak: ចំប៉ាសក្តិ.