Mun River

Coordinates: 15°19′14″N 105°30′29″E / 15.32056°N 105.50806°E / 15.32056; 105.50806

Mun River
River
The Mun River in the dry season at Ubon Ratchathani
Country	Thailand
Tributaries
- left	Chi River
- right	Dom Noi River
Source
- elevation	530 m (1,739 ft)
Mouth	Mekong River
- elevation	97 m (318 ft)
- coordinates	15°19′14″N 105°30′29″E / 15.32056°N 105.50806°E / 15.32056; 105.50806
Length	750 km (466 mi)
Basin	119,180 km2 (46,016 sq mi)
Discharge	for Mekong River, Ubon Ratchathani
- average	725 m3/s (25,603 cu ft/s)
- max	10,015 m3/s (353,676 cu ft/s)
Map of the Mun River drainage basin

For the river in Norfolk, England, see River Mun.

The Mun River (Thai: แม่น้ำมูล, RTGS: Maenam Mun, IPA: [mɛ̂ːnáːm muːn]), sometimes spelled Moon River, is a tributary of the Mekong river. It carries approximately 21,000 cubic kilometres of water per year.

Geography

The mouth of the Mun River on the Mekong

It rises in the Khao Yai National Park area of the Sankamphaeng Range, near Nakhon Ratchasima in the Isan area of Thailand. It then flows east through the Khorat Plateau in southern Isan (Buriram, Surin and Sisaket provinces) for 466 miles (750 km) until it joins the Mekong at Khong Chiam in Ubon Ratchathani. The Moon River's main tributary is the Chi River, which flows into it in Kanthararom district of Sisaket province.

History

The Mun River used to be known as 'Moon River' by U.S. Air Force personnel stationed at Ubon Ratchathani airbase during the Vietnam War.^[1]

The controversial Pak Mun dam is located near the confluence with the Mekong.

Tributaries

• Dom Noi River
• Chi River
• Lam Takhong River

References

1. ^ Ubon RTAFB - U.S. Air Force