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Sreng River
The Stung Sreng River (also spelled ''Stoeng Sreng''; km, ស្ទឹងស្រែង) is situated in north-western Cambodia. Its source lies in the southern slopes of the Dangrek Mountains and after traversing through three provinces - Oddar Meanchey province, Siem Reap province and Banteay Meanchey it drains into the Sangkae River The Sangkae River ( km, ស្ទឹងសង្កែ, ''Stung Sangkae''; also spelled ''Stung Sangké'' or ''Stung Sangkhae'') is one of the main rivers in Battambang Province in north western Cambodia. The Sangkae River is approximately lon .... The stream is subject to the ''Stung Sreng Water Resource Development Project''. Once completed, the river is going to supply 25,000 hectares of farmland with water during the rainy season and 3,750 hectares during the dry season in several local districts of the above-mentioned provinces and flooding along the river will be prevented.. Agence Kampuchea Presse, July 11, 2014 References Riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, Vietnam to the east, and the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest. The capital and largest city is Phnom Penh. The sovereign state of Cambodia has a population of over 17 million. Buddhism is enshrined in the constitution as the official state religion, and is practised by more than 97% of the population. Cambodia's minority groups include Vietnamese, Chinese, Chams and 30 hill tribes. Cambodia has a tropical monsoon climate of two seasons, and the country is made up of a central floodplain around the Tonlé Sap lake and Mekong Delta, surrounded by mountainous regions. The capital and largest city is Phnom Penh, the political, economic and cultural centre of Cambodia. The kingdom is an elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangkae River
The Sangkae River ( km, ស្ទឹងសង្កែ, ''Stung Sangkae''; also spelled ''Stung Sangké'' or ''Stung Sangkhae'') is one of the main rivers in Battambang Province in north western Cambodia. The Sangkae River is approximately long. It flows through 6 districts and 27 communes in province before draining into the Tonlé Sap
Tonlé Sap (; km, ទន្លេសាប, ; or commonly translated as 'Great Lake'; vi, Biển Hồ, Chữ Hán: 湖海/壺海) is a lake in the northwest of Cambodia. It belongs to the Mekong River system. ...
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Rivers Of Cambodia
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 water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as creek, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, "burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague. Rivers are part of the water cycle. Water generally collects in a river from precipitation through a drainage basin from surface runoff and other sources such as groundwater recharge, springs, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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