THE MEKONG RIVER

THE MEKONG RIVER

The Mekong is in two parts. The upper Mekong flows from north to Phnom Penh. It flows through Kampong Cham, Kratie and Stung Treng from Lao. The lower Mekong flows south from Phnom Penh into Vietnam. Phnom Penh, therefore, lies iin the middle between the upper Mekong and lower Mekong. The Mekong is used for travel and for fishing. The people travel up and down the Mekong by boats. It is an easy way to travel. Near the river banks, farmers work in their farms. The fields have rich soil which comes from the flood water of the river. The flood water also goes into the Tonle Sap, which makes it flow north into the Tonle Sap’s lake.