Tonlé San, also known as Tonlé Se San or Sesan River ( km, ទន្លេសេសាន, , vi, Sông Sê San), is a river that flows through central

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and north-east

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. It is a major tributary of the

Mekong River The Mekong or Mekong River is a trans-boundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's twelfth longest river and the third longest in Asia. Its estimated length is , and it drains an area of , discharging of water annual ...

. A short portion of the river forms a part of the

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between Cambodia and Vietnam. Sesan River in Stueng Treng, Cambodia

There are a number of hydropower dams on the Se San River and its tributaries. Where it joins the

Srepok River The Srepok River ( km, ទន្លេស្រែពក, ; vi, Sông Sêrêpôk) is a major tributary of the Mekong River. It runs from Đắk Lắk Province in the Central Highlands of Vietnam through the Ratanakiri and Stung Treng province ...

in the Lower Se San 2 Dam. Upstream is the dam cascade: Se San 4A, Se San 4, Se San 3A, Se San 3, Yali Falls. On the Dak Po Ko River is the Plei Krông dam. There are also several dams on tributaries of the Dak Bla, incl the Dak Snghé, tributary of the Dak Bla, is the Upper Kontum dam and hydropower plant, which discharges into the

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, and the Dak Doa.

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Rivers of Cambodia Rivers of Gia Lai province Rivers of Kon Tum province International rivers of Asia Cambodia–Vietnam border Tributaries of the Mekong River Rivers of Vietnam {{Vietnam-river-stub