List of rivers of Laos
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By Drainage Basin
Drainage basin
A 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 Sea
South China Sea
The 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...

  • Mekong
    Mekong
    The 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 River
      Don 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 River
      Banghiang River
      Banghiang 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 River
        Sepon River
        The 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)
    • Noy River
      • Xe Bang Fai River
        Xe Bang Fai River
        The 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....

    • Nam Hinboun
      • Nam Pakan
        Nam Pakan
        Nam Pakan is a river of Laos. It flows through Khammouane Province and Savannakhet Province.-References:...

    • Nam Theun
      Nam Theun
      Nam 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 Ngum
      Nam Ngum
      Nam 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 Song
          Nam Song River
          The 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...

    • Hueang River
      Hueang River
      The 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 Ou
      Nam Ou
      The 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 River
      Tha River
      The 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....

  • Nam Xan River
    Nam Xan River
    The 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 Tonkin
Gulf of Tonkin
The 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 River
    Ma River
    The 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 River
      Nam Sam River
      Chu 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
  • Cả River
    Ca River
    The 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
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