Tonlé Sap Lake
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Tonlé Sap Lake is Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater lake, located in Cambodia and renowned for its dramatic seasonal expansion and rich biodiversity that supports extensive floating villages and fisheries.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tonlé Sap | 1 |
| Tonlé Sap Lake basin | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ramsar site
ⓘ
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve ⓘ freshwater lake ⓘ lake ⓘ |
| areaDrySeason | approximately 2,500–3,000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| areaWetSeason | approximately 10,000–16,000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| averageDepthDrySeason | around 1 meter ⓘ |
| averageDepthWetSeason | around 8–9 meters ⓘ |
| biodiversityStatus | biodiversity hotspot ⓘ |
| biosphereReserveDesignationYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Mekong River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tonlé Sap River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Cambodia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designation |
Ramsar wetland of international importance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
major inland fishery for Cambodia
ⓘ
source of livelihood for millions of people ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Tonle Sap freshwater ecoregion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | "Tonlé Sap" means "Great Lake" or "Large Freshwater River" in Khmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floodPulse | monsoon-driven annual flood pulse ⓘ |
| hydrologicalFeature | reversing flow ⓘ |
| importance | critical for Cambodia’s food security ⓘ |
| knownFor |
floating villages
ⓘ
inland fisheries ⓘ rich biodiversity ⓘ seasonal expansion ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Khmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lengthDrySeason | approximately 160 kilometers ⓘ |
| lengthWetSeason | approximately 250 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southeast Asia
ⓘ
northwestern Cambodia ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Battambang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kampong Chhnang NERFINISHED ⓘ Siem Reap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outflowsTo | Tonlé Sap River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tonlé Sap system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivesWaterFrom | Mekong River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | key component of the Mekong River Basin ⓘ |
| superlative | largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| supports |
floating villages
ⓘ
flooded forest ecosystems ⓘ large fish populations ⓘ migratory waterbirds ⓘ stilt-house communities ⓘ |
| threat |
climate change
ⓘ
deforestation of flooded forests ⓘ overfishing ⓘ upstream dam construction ⓘ water pollution ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Tonlé Sap
this entity surface form:
Tonlé Sap Lake basin