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The Ruak River ( th, แม่น้ำรวก, , ; nod, 
) is a right hand tributary of the
Confluence Ruak River - Mekong River
/ref> It then meanders eastwards until it empties into the
Some Selected Wetlands in the Mekong River Basin of Thailand
Rivers of Thailand Rivers of Myanmar Geography of Chiang Rai province International rivers of Asia Myanmar–Thailand border Tributaries of the Mekong River {{Myanmar-river-stub
) is a right hand tributary of the 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 , ...
. The mouth of the Ruak river is at the Thai
Thai or THAI may refer to:
* Of or from Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia
** Thai people, the dominant ethnic group of Thailand
** Thai language, a Tai-Kadai language spoken mainly in and around Thailand
*** Thai script
*** Thai (Unicode block ...
-Burma
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
border opposite Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...
, a spot known as the "Golden Triangle
Golden Triangle may refer to:
Places
Asia
* Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia), named for its opium production
* Golden Triangle (Yangtze), China, named for its rapid economic development
* Golden Triangle (India), comprising the popular tourist ...
", a popular tourist destination.
Course
The Ruak originates within the hills of theDaen Lao Range
The Daen Lao Range ( th, ทิวเขาแดนลาว,
; my, Loi La) is a mountain range of t ...
, ; my, Loi La) is a mountain range of t ...
Shan State
Shan State ( my, ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်, ; shn, မိူင်းတႆး, italics=no) also known by the Endonym and exonym, endonyms Shanland, Muang Tai, and Tailong, is a administrative divisions of Myanmar, state of Myanmar. ...
(Burma
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
), and becomes the boundary river between Thailand and Burma at the confluence with the Mae Sai River
Sai River ( th, แม่สาย or แม่น้ำสาย; ; ), formerly known as the River of Lawa ( th, แม่ละว้า; ), is a river that forms the natural border between Thailand and Myanmar at Tachileik and Mae Sai District ...
near the northernmost point of Thailand./ref> It then meanders eastwards until it empties into the
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 , ...
River at Ban Sop Ruak, Tambon Wiang, Chiang Saen District, Chiang Rai Province. The boundary section of the river is long.
See also
*Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia)
The Golden Triangle is the area where the borders of Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar meet at the confluence of the Ruak and Mekong rivers. The name "Golden Triangle"—coined by the CIA—is commonly used more broadly to refer to an area of approxim ...
References
External links
Some Selected Wetlands in the Mekong River Basin of Thailand
Rivers of Thailand Rivers of Myanmar Geography of Chiang Rai province International rivers of Asia Myanmar–Thailand border Tributaries of the Mekong River {{Myanmar-river-stub