Great Lake River

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Great Lake River is an alternative English name for Cambodia’s Tonlé Sap River, a unique waterway known for its dramatic seasonal flow reversal and connection between the Tonlé Sap Lake and the Mekong River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
alternativeName Tonlé Sap River NERFINISHED
connectsWaterBody Mekong River NERFINISHED
Tonlé Sap Lake NERFINISHED
country Cambodia NERFINISHED
drainageBasin Tonlé Sap Lake basin NERFINISHED
flowReversalOccurs during wet season
flowsThrough Phnom Penh NERFINISHED
central Cambodia
hasEcologicalImportance supports high fish biodiversity
hasEconomicImportance inland fisheries
river transport
hasHydrologicalFeature annual flow direction reversal
monsoon-driven water level variation
hasLocalName Tonlé Sap NERFINISHED
hasSeasonalFlowReversal true
hasSeasonalRegime monsoonal
influencedBy Mekong River water level
influences Tonlé Sap floodplain ecosystem NERFINISHED
isTributaryOf Mekong River NERFINISHED
languageOfName English
locatedIn Southeast Asia
Tonlé Sap–Mekong hydrological system NERFINISHED
mouthLocation Mekong River at Phnom Penh NERFINISHED
normalFlowDirection from Tonlé Sap Lake to Mekong River
partOf Mekong River basin NERFINISHED
reversedFlowDirection from Mekong River to Tonlé Sap Lake
role hydrological link between Tonlé Sap Lake and Mekong River
sourceRegion Tonlé Sap Lake region NERFINISHED

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Tonlé Sap River nameMeaning Great Lake River