Lòng Tàu River, vi, Sông Lòng Tàu) also known as Lòng Tảo is a river in the
Mekong Delta
The Mekong Delta ( vi, Đồng bằng Sông Cửu Long, lit=Nine Dragon River Delta or simply vi, Đồng Bằng Sông Mê Kông, lit=Mekong River Delta, label=none), also known as the Western Region ( vi, Miền Tây, links=no) or South-weste ...
of Vietnam.
Description
Long Tau River is a
distributary
A distributary, or a distributary channel, is a stream that branches off and flows away from a main stream channel. Distributaries are a common feature of river deltas. The phenomenon is known as river bifurcation. The opposite of a distributar ...
of the
Dong Nai river that runs through
Can Gio
Can may refer to:
Containers
* Aluminum can
* Drink can
* Oil can
* Steel and tin cans
* Trash can
* Petrol can
* Metal can (disambiguation)
Music
* Can (band), West Germany, 1968
** ''Can'' (album), 1979
* Can (South Korean band)
Other
* Can ...
and feeds into
Gành Rái Bay from its eastern branch at .
It branches out when it reaches
Nhon Trach district, with the western branch becoming the
Dong Tranh river
Dong or DONG may refer to:
Places
* Dong Lake, or East Lake, a lake in China
* Dong, Arunachal Pradesh, a village in India
* Dong (administrative division) (동 or 洞), a neighborhood division in Korea
Persons
*Queen Dong (1623–1681), prince ...
into
Soai Rap while the eastern branch is a continuation of the Long Tau.
Due to its complex and windy path, a system of skeletal range light towers are stationed along the river to help ship navigate.
The
Phuoc Khanh Bridge
Phước ( vi, Phước) is a common gender-neutral name originating from Vietnam. It means "blessing" or "lucky". Notable people with this name include:
Given name
*Lưu Hữu Phước
Lưu Hữu Phước (12 September 1921 in Cần Thơ, Coch ...
is currently under construction and will span the river
Overall, it runs for 75 kilometers from where it splits from the Dong Nai River and continues into Ganh Rai Bay.
It has an average depth of 15 meters, running along the
Cần Giờ Mangrove Forest
Cần Giờ Biosphere Reserve (Khu dự trữ sinh quyển rừng ngập mặn Cần Giờ) is a wetland located 40 km southeast coastal area of Ho Chi Minh City. This reserve has been listed as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO. The site is an ...
before emptying out into the Ocean.
History
As one of the primary waterways between
Ho Chi Minh City
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and the
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...
, the Long Tau River has played a prominent economic and military role in the region.
Its strategic location has made it the host of prominent warships and military operations and many times a strategic target for both attack and defense.
It currently connects to the Cai Mep deepwater port with a second container port in the works.
The main route between Ho Chi Minh City and the Cai Mep terminal for vessels and barges is separately known as Long Tau Channel.
As the case with many high-traffic rivers of the Mekong Delta, the banks of Long Tau River are lined with factories.
There have been a number of shipwrecks on record, including the sinking of the Vietsun Integrity cargoship in 2019.
Aside from a transport-focus waterway, the river also has had villages along its riverbanks, though there have been ongoing plans towards the economic development of the Can Gio communities.
Despite its traffic, it remains a spot for fishermen.
References
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Rivers of Ho Chi Minh City
Rivers of Vietnam