This is a list of rivers in

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

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drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, t ...

, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.

South China Sea The South China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean. It is bounded in the north by the shores of South China (hence the name), in the west by the Indochinese Peninsula, in the east by the islands of Taiwan and northwestern Phil ...

Mekong The Mekong or Mekong River is a trans-boundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's List of rivers by length, twelfth longest river and List of longest rivers of Asia, the third longest in Asia. Its estimated length is , ...

** Xekong River *** Vang Ngao River *** Nam Khong River *** Xe Namnoy River (Xe Namnoi) **** Houay Ho River *** Houay Tekok River ***

Xe Kaman River The Xe Kaman is a river in southeastern Laos. It flows through the Dong Ampham National Biodiversity Conservation Area of Attapeu Province. The river is known to have populations of dolphin A dolphin is an aquatic mammal within the infrao ...

**** Nam Pagnou River ****

Xe Xou River Xe Xou River is a river in southeastern Laos. It flows through the Dong Ampham National Biodiversity Conservation Area Dong Ampham National Biodiversity Conservation Area is an extensive protected area which covers a significant part of Attapeu Pr ...

*** Huai Het River ** Tonle Repou ** Dôn River **

Banghiang River Banghiang River (''Se Banghiang'', ''Sê Băng Hiêng'' in Vietnamese) is a river in Savannakhet Province of Laos and a tributary the Mekong River. It originates on the west side of the Annamite Range and joins the Mekong near Savannakhet city. ...

(Xe Banghiang River) ***

Sepon River The Sepon River ( vi, Sông Xê-pôn, Lao: ''Se Pon'') is a small river at Lao Bảo border area of Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam and Savannakhet Province of Laos. It forms a border between Vietnam and Laos. One side of the river belongs to V ...

(Xepon River) *** Xe Lanong River *** Xe Champhone River **

Xe Bang Fai River The Xe Bang Fai River (''Nam Xebangfai'') is a river in Laos. It originates in the Annamite Range The Annamite Range or the Annamese Mountains (french: Chaîne annamitique; lo, ພູ ຫລວງ ''Phou Luang''; vi, Dãy (núi) Trường ...

*** Xe Noy River ** Nam Hinboun ***

Nam Pakan Nam Pakan is a river of Laos. It flows through Khammouane Province and Savannakhet Province.Lao Red Cross

Nam Theun Nam Theun (also known as ''Khading''), is a river in Laos, in Khammouane Province, Khammouane and Bolikhamsai Provinces. Together with its tributaries Nam One, Nam Noy, and Nam Theun it has total length of and drains an area of . "Nam Theun" is ...

(Kading River) **

Nam Xan River The Nam Xan River (french: Nam Sane) is a major river of west-central Laos. It flows from the mountains of central Laos through Borikham and joins the Mekong River at at Pakxan Pakxan (''Paksan'' or ''Muang Pakxan'') ( Lao ປາກຊັ� ...

Nam Ngiep Nam, Nam, or The Nam are shortened terms for: * Vietnam, which is also spelled ''Viet Nam'' * The Vietnam War Nam, The Nam or NAM may also refer to: Arts and media * Nam, a fictional character in anime series ''Dragon Ball'' * ''NAM'' (video ...

Nam Ngum Nam Ngum ( Laotian: ນໍ້າງືມ ) is a 354 km long river in Laos. It is a major tributary of the Mekong River. Geography The Nam Ngum originates from the northern mountainous region of Xiangkhoang Province and flows south through ...

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Nam Lik Nam, Nam, or The Nam are shortened terms for: * Vietnam, which is also spelled ''Viet Nam'' * The Vietnam War Nam, The Nam or NAM may also refer to: Arts and media * Nam, a fictional character in anime series ''Dragon Ball'' * ''NAM'' (video ...

**** Nam Song ** Hueang River (Huang River) ** Nam Xeuang , Nam Sɯaŋ, (Xeuang River) *** Nam Xèng (Xèng River—a tributary of the Xeuang River) ** Nam Khan **

Nam Ou The Nam Ou ( Laotian: ນ້ຳອູ , literally: "rice bowl river") is one of the most important rivers of Laos. It runs 448 km from Phongsaly Province to Luang Prabang Province. The river rises in Muang Ou Nua near the Lao-Chinese border, a ...

*** Nam Phak ** Nam Bèng ** Nam Tha River *** Nam Di River

Gulf of Tonkin The Gulf of Tonkin is a gulf at the northwestern portion of the South China Sea, located off the coasts of Tonkin (northern Vietnam) and South China. It has a total surface area of . It is defined in the west and northwest by the northern ...

* Ma River **

Nam Sam River Chu River (name in Vietnam, vi, Sông Chu, links=no) also known as the Nam Sam River or Nam Xam River (name in Laos) is the largest tributary of Ma River. It originates from Houa peak at 2062m near Xam Neua town, Houaphanh Province in eastern La ...

(Xam River) ** Èt River * Cả River ** Nam Neun

References

*Rand McNally, ''The New International Atlas'', 1993. {{Asia topic, List of rivers of *

Rivers A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...