The Saigon River () is a river located in southern

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that rises near Phum Daung in southeastern

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, flows south and southeast for about and empties into the Nhà Bè River, which in its turn empties into the

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some northeast of the

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. During 1981–1985, a dam was constructed across the river, just north of the town of Dầu Tiếng, to form the Dầu Tiếng Reservoir for irrigation purposes. Saigon River is joined, southeast of downtown

Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025. The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...

(formerly named Saigon) by the Đồng Nai River. The river is important to Ho Chi Minh City as it is the main water supply as well as the host of Saigon Port, with a total cargo volume loaded and outloaded of more than 35 million metric tons in 2006. The Bình Quới Tourist Village is located on the Thanh Da peninsula on the Saigon River, in the Bình Thạnh District of Ho Chi Minh City. The Saigon River Tunnel running under the river, connecting District 1 in the west to the Thủ Thiêm New Urban Area in the east, was opened to traffic on November 20, 2011. Since its completion, it has been the longest cross-river tunnel in Southeast Asia. The river is also crossed by the Thu Thiem Bridge, Ba Son Bridge, and Phu My Bridge. The Saigon Waterbus service launched in 2017, connecting District 1 with Thu Duc District. File:Saïgon - Vue panoramique des Quais et la Rivière de Saïgon.jpg, View of the river in early 20th century File:Car ferries on Saigon river.jpg, The Thủ Thiêm ferry crossing on Saigon river, which stopped operating in 2012 File:Container ships on Saigon River 3.jpg, Port of Saigon in District 4, Ho Chi Minh City File:PANO0001-Pano120920199tam.jpg, View of the river in Bình Thạnh district, with the Landmark 81 in the center File:Saigon Ho Chi Minh City (15420160812).jpg, Saigon River and the Thanh Da Canal File:Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City (15233931057).jpg, View of the river in Ho Chi Minh City File:Vietnam, Near Saigon Ho Chi Minh City (15417321921).jpg, View of the river at the border of Thủ Dầu Một and Củ Chi district File:Sông Sài Gòn ở Thủ Dầu Một.jpg, The river in Thủ Dầu Một File:Saigon River at Cu Chi Tunnel Vietnam (27767486249).jpg, The river in Củ Chi district, next to the site of the Bến Dược Memorial Temple File:Dau Tieng Reservoir (39748281134).jpg, View of the Dầu Tiếng Reservoir

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Toàn cảnh sông Sài Gòn River
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