| Mun River | |
| River | |
 The Mun River in the dry season at Ubon Ratchathani
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| Tributaries | |
| - left | Chi River |
| - right | Dom Noi River |
| Source | |
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| - 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 |
| 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) |
The Mun River (Thai: แม่น้ำมูล), sometimes spelled Moon River, is a tributary of the Mekong river. It carries approximately 21,000 cubic kilometres of water per year.
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Geography
It rises in the Khao Yai National Park of the Sankambeng 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 Mun 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
See also
There is also a River Mun in Norfolk, England
References
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