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The Ruak River ( th, แม่น้ำรวก, , ; nod, ) is a right hand tributary of the Mekong. The mouth of the Ruak river is at the
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- Burma 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 the Daen Lao Range, Shan State ( Burma), 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.Confluence Ruak River - Mekong River
/ref> It then meanders eastwards until it empties into the Mekong River at
Ban Sop Ruak Ban Sop Ruak (Thai: บ้านสบรวก) is a village in Wiang subdistrict (''tambon'') of Chiang Saen District (''amphoe'') in Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand. The village is situated at the confluence of the Ruak River and the Me ...
, Tambon Wiang, Chiang Saen District, Chiang Rai Province. The boundary section of the river is long.


See also

* Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia)


References


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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