Mekong River

The Mekong River, sometimes known as the Mekong, is a transboundary river that runs across East and Southeast Asia. It is Asia's third-longest river and the world's twelfth-longest river. It drains an area of 795,000 km2 (307,000 sq mi) and discharges 475 km3 (114 cu mi) of water yearly, with an estimated length of 4,909 km (3,050 mi).

The river flows through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam, beginning on the Tibetan Plateau and ending in Vietnam. The Mekong's navigation is complicated by its high seasonal flow changes and the presence of rapids and waterfalls. Despite this, the Mekong river serves as a vital commerce corridor connecting western China and Southeast Asia.

The Mekong's economically significant fish species are split into two categories: "black fish," which live in low-oxygen, slow-moving, shallow waters, and "white fish," which live in well-oxygenated, fast-moving, deeper waters. More aquatic animals (OAAs) such as freshwater crabs, prawns, snakes, turtles, and frogs provide many other sources of food and income to those living along the Mekong River system. This is one of longest Rivers in Laos.

Length: 4,350 km