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The Mun River , sometimes spelled Moon River, is a tributary
Tributary

A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a Mainstem river. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea. Tributaries and the mainstem river serve to drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater by leading the water out into an ocean or some other large body of water....
 of the Mekong
Mekong

The Mekong River is one of the world?s major rivers. It is the 12th-longest river in the world, and 7th longest in Asia. . Its estimated length is , and it drains an area of ....
 river. It carries approximately 21,000 cubic kilometres of water per year.

It rises in the Khao Yai
Khao Yai National Park

Khao Yai National Park is a List of national parks of Thailand in Thailand. It lies largely in Nakhon Ratchasima Province , but also includes parts of Saraburi Province, Prachinburi Province and Nakhon Nayok Province provinces....
 National Park near Nakhon Ratchasima
Nakhon Ratchasima

Nakhon Ratchasima is a city in the north-east of Thailand and gateway to Isan. It is the capital of the Nakhon Ratchasima Province and Amphoe Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima....
 in the Isan
Isan

Isan is the northeast region of Thailand. It is located on the Khorat Plateau, bordered by the Mekong to the north and east, by Cambodia to the southeast and the Prachinburi mountains south of Nakhon Ratchasima....
 area of Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
. It then flows east through southern Isan (Buriram
Buriram Province

Buri Ram is one of the Isan Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Sa Kaeo Province, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Khon Kaen Province, Maha Sarakham Province and Surin Province....
, Surin
Surin Province

Surin is one of the Isan Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Buriram Province, Maha Sarakham Province, Roi Et Province and Sisaket Province....
 and Sisaket
Sisaket Province

Sisaket , is one of the Isan Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Surin Province, Roi Et Province, Yasothon Province and Ubon Ratchathani Province....
 provinces) for 418 miles (673 km) until it joins the Mekong at Khong Chiam
Amphoe Khong Chiam

Khong Chiam is the easternmost district of Ubon Ratchathani Province of Thailand....
 in Ubon Ratchathani
Ubon Ratchathani Province

Ubon Ratchathani is one of the Isan Provinces of Thailand of Thailand, and the country's easternmost. Ubon is about 600 km away from Bangkok. Neighboring Provinces are Sisaket Province, Yasothon Province and Amnat Charoen Province....
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Munriver
The Mun River , sometimes spelled Moon River, is a tributary
Tributary

A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a Mainstem river. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea. Tributaries and the mainstem river serve to drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater by leading the water out into an ocean or some other large body of water....
 of the Mekong
Mekong

The Mekong River is one of the world?s major rivers. It is the 12th-longest river in the world, and 7th longest in Asia. . Its estimated length is , and it drains an area of ....
 river. It carries approximately 21,000 cubic kilometres of water per year.

It rises in the Khao Yai
Khao Yai National Park

Khao Yai National Park is a List of national parks of Thailand in Thailand. It lies largely in Nakhon Ratchasima Province , but also includes parts of Saraburi Province, Prachinburi Province and Nakhon Nayok Province provinces....
 National Park near Nakhon Ratchasima
Nakhon Ratchasima

Nakhon Ratchasima is a city in the north-east of Thailand and gateway to Isan. It is the capital of the Nakhon Ratchasima Province and Amphoe Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima....
 in the Isan
Isan

Isan is the northeast region of Thailand. It is located on the Khorat Plateau, bordered by the Mekong to the north and east, by Cambodia to the southeast and the Prachinburi mountains south of Nakhon Ratchasima....
 area of Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
. It then flows east through southern Isan (Buriram
Buriram Province

Buri Ram is one of the Isan Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Sa Kaeo Province, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Khon Kaen Province, Maha Sarakham Province and Surin Province....
, Surin
Surin Province

Surin is one of the Isan Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Buriram Province, Maha Sarakham Province, Roi Et Province and Sisaket Province....
 and Sisaket
Sisaket Province

Sisaket , is one of the Isan Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Surin Province, Roi Et Province, Yasothon Province and Ubon Ratchathani Province....
 provinces) for 418 miles (673 km) until it joins the Mekong at Khong Chiam
Amphoe Khong Chiam

Khong Chiam is the easternmost district of Ubon Ratchathani Province of Thailand....
 in Ubon Ratchathani
Ubon Ratchathani Province

Ubon Ratchathani is one of the Isan Provinces of Thailand of Thailand, and the country's easternmost. Ubon is about 600 km away from Bangkok. Neighboring Provinces are Sisaket Province, Yasothon Province and Amnat Charoen Province....
. The controversial Pak Mun dam
Pak Mun dam

The Pak Mun dam is located 5.5 km west of the confluence of the Mun River and Mekong rivers in Ubon Ratchathani province, Thailand. It was constructed by the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand with support from the World Bank at a total cost of US$240 million, and completed in 1994....
 is located near the confluence. The Mun river's main tributary is the Chi River
Chi River

The Chi River is the longest river in Thailand; it extends 765 km, but carries less water than the second longest river, the Mun river. In the Isan dialect of this region, and also in the adjacent language Lao, the name of the river is actually pronounced "Nam See" but the transliteration Chi reflects Bangkok-Thai....
, which flows into it in Kanthararom district
Amphoe Kanthararom

Kanthararom is a district in the northeastern part of Sisaket Province, northeastern Thailand....
 of Sisaket province
Sisaket Province

Sisaket , is one of the Isan Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Surin Province, Roi Et Province, Yasothon Province and Ubon Ratchathani Province....
.

Tributaries

  • Dom Noi River
    Dom Noi River

    The Dom Noi River is a tributary of the Mun River, originates in the Dongrek mountains and flows northwards. The river passes Amphoe Buntharik and is stopped by the Sirindhorn Dam in Tambon Chong Mek, Sirindhorn district....
  • Chi River
    Chi River

    The Chi River is the longest river in Thailand; it extends 765 km, but carries less water than the second longest river, the Mun river. In the Isan dialect of this region, and also in the adjacent language Lao, the name of the river is actually pronounced "Nam See" but the transliteration Chi reflects Bangkok-Thai....


See also

There is also a River Mun
River Mun

The River Mun or Mundesley Beck is a river in the North of the County of Norfolk, England. The source of the river can be found in the Parish of Northrepps....
 in Norfolk
Norfolk

Norfolk is a low-lying Counties of England in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and with Suffolk to the south....
, England
England

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