List of rivers of Laos
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By Drainage BasinDrainage basinA drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.South China SeaSouth China SeaThe South China Sea is a marginal sea that is part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from the Singapore and Malacca Straits to the Strait of Taiwan of around...
- MekongMekongThe Mekong is a river that runs through China, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. It is the world's 10th-longest river and the 7th-longest in Asia. Its estimated length is , and it drains an area of , discharging of water annually....
- Kong River
- Khaman River
- Tonle Repou
- Dôn RiverDon River- Australia :* Don River , a tributary of the Fitzroy River * Don River in North Queensland* Don River - United Kingdom :* River Don, South Yorkshire, England...
- Banghiang RiverBanghiang RiverBanghiang River is river in Savannakhet Province of Laos and is a tributary of the Mekong. It originates from the Western side of Annamite Range and joins the Mekong near Savannakhet city....
- Sepon RiverSepon RiverThe Sepon River is a small river at Lao Bao town border area of Quang Tri Province, Vietnam. It forms a border between Vietnam and Laos. One side of the river belongs to Vietnam and other belongs to Laos. The river is located near the Savannakhet Province of Laos.The Sepon River is 1 m deep and...
(Xepon River)
- Sepon River
- Noy River
- Xe Bang Fai RiverXe Bang Fai RiverThe Xe Bang Fai River or Nam Xebangfai is a river of Laos. It flows through Khammouane Province and Savannakhet Province. Nam Theun 2 Dam released water from Nam Theun river into it, thereby increasing its flow and producing hydroelectricity in the process....
- Xe Bang Fai River
- Nam Hinboun
- Nam PakanNam PakanNam Pakan is a river of Laos. It flows through Khammouane Province and Savannakhet Province.-References:...
- Nam Pakan
- Nam TheunNam TheunNam Theun, also known as Khading, is a river in Laos, in Khammouane and Bolikhamsai Provinces. Together with its tributaries Nam One, Nam Noy, and Nam Theun it has total length of and drain an area of ....
(Kading River) - Nam Ngiap
- Nam NgumNam NgumNam Ngum is a 354 km long river of Laos and one of major tributaries of the Mekong. It originates from the Northern mountainous region of Xiangkhoang Province and flows south through Vientiane Province joining the Mekong at Vientiane Capital.Nam Ngum River basin is home for about 1 million...
- Nam Lik
- Nam SongNam Song RiverThe Nam Song River is a small river in Laos that flows through the town of Vang Vieng. It is a popular tourist destination as many people enjoy seeing the Laotian countryside while going down the river in the inner tube of a tractor tyre or in a kayak. The river is surrounded by striking karst rock...
- Nam Song
- Nam Lik
- Hueang RiverHueang RiverThe Hueang River is one of the boundary rivers between Thailand and Laos. It originates in the hills of Na Haeo district, Loei Province. Outing there, it flows through Dan Sai, Phu Ruea, Tha Li districts and mouths to the Mekong River in Chiang Khan district, Loei Province. It is 110 km long,...
(Huang River) - Nam Xuang
- Nam OuNam OuThe Nam Ou is one of the most important rivers of Laos. It runs 448 km from Phongsaly Province to Luang Prabang Province. Along with the Mekong, the Nam Ou is the only natural channel suitable for large-draft boat transportation. Near its confluence with the Mekong are the Pak Ou Caves,...
- Nam Phak
- Nam Bèng
- Tha RiverTha RiverThe Tha River ' is a river in northwest Laos, and one of the 12 tributaries on the Mekong River. It gave its name to the town of Luang Namtha and the province of the same name....
- Kong River
- Nam Xan RiverNam Xan RiverThe Nam Xan River is a major river of western-central Laos. It flows down from the mountains of central Laos, flows through Borikham and joins the Mekong river at at Paksan....
Gulf of TonkinGulf of TonkinThe Gulf of Tonkin is an arm of the South China Sea, lying off the coast of northeastern Vietnam.-Etymology:The name Tonkin, written "東京" in Hán tự and Đông Kinh in romanised Vietnamese, means "Eastern Capital", and is the former toponym for Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam...
- Ma RiverMa RiverThe Ma River is a river in Asia, originating in northwestern Vietnam. It runs for 400 km through Vietnam, Laos, and then back through Vietnam, meeting the sea at the Gulf of Tonkin....
- Nam Sam RiverNam Sam RiverChu River or Nam Sam River is the largest tributary of Ma River. It originates from Houa peak at 2062 m near Sam Neua town, Houaphan Province in Eastern Laos and travels eastern to meander through Nghe An and Thanh Hoa Provinces of Vietnam...
(Xam River) - Hèt River
- Nam Sam River
- Cả RiverCa RiverThe Cả River is a river in mainland Southeast Asia. It originates in the Loi Mountains of Laos, crossing Lao PDR's Xiangkhouang Province, Vietnam’s Nghệ An and Ha Tinh provinces and empties into the Gulf of Tonkin, on the North Central Coast of Vietnam, after a 612 km journey....
- Nam Neun