Tonlé San

Tonlé San, also known as Tonlé Se San or Sesan River (Khmer: ទន្លេសេសាន), is a river that flows through central Vietnam and north-east Cambodia. It is a major tributary of the Mekong River. A short portion of the river forms a part of the international border between Cambodia and Vietnam.

Women in Sesan district are washing their clothes in Tonle Sesan, the major tributary of the Mekong River that flows through Cambodia.

Tonlé San Ya Krong Po Ko
Tonlé San
Native name	Sông Sê San  (Vietnamese)
Location
Country	Vietnam, Cambodia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	confluence of Dak Psi and Dak Po Ko
• coordinates	14.6063°N 107.8404°E
Mouth
• location	Mekong
• coordinates	13.536°N 105.965°E
Basin size	17,000 km^2 (6,600 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Tonlé San—Mekong—Mekong Delta—South China Sea

There are a number of hydropower dams on the Se San River and its tributaries. Where it joins the Srepok River in the Lower Se San 2 Dam. Upstream is the dam cascade: Se San 4A, Se San 4, Se San 3A, Se San 3, Yali Falls. On the Dak Po Ko River is the Plei Krông dam. There are also several dams on tributaries of the Dak Bla, incl the Dak Snghé, tributary of the Dak Bla, is the Upper Kontum dam and hydropower plant, which discharges into the Tra Khuc River, and the Dak Doa.[1]

External links

• Location in Google Maps

References

1. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. "CDM: Dak Doa Hydropower Project". cdm.unfccc.int.