Sangke
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Sangke khm. ស្ទឹង សង្កែ |
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| location | Cambodia | |
| River system | Mekong | |
| Drain over | Tonle Sap → Mekong → South China Sea | |
| source | in the west of the province of Pursat 12 ° 19 ′ 5 ″ N , 102 ° 52 ′ 23 ″ E |
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| muzzle | in the Tonle Sap Lake Coordinates: 13 ° 13 ′ 5 ″ N , 103 ° 41 ′ 14 ″ E 13 ° 13 ′ 5 ″ N , 103 ° 41 ′ 14 ″ E
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| length | 250 km | |
| Catchment area | 3225 km² | |
| Big cities | Battambang | |
The Sangke ( khm. ស្ទឹង សង្កែ, Stung Sangkae ; also written Stung Sangké or Stung Sangkhae ) is one of the main rivers in the Battambang Province in northwest Cambodia . It is about 250 km long, has its source in the west of the Pursat province on the border with Thailand and flows through 6 districts and 27 municipalities before flowing into the Tonle Sap . The average depth of the Sangke is according to the Provincial Department of Water Resource and Meteorologyvon Battambang (2013) during the dry season 2.35 m and during the rainy season 6.79 m. The river has a catchment area of 3,225 km² with an annual rainfall of approx. 1,500 mm. The average runoff is estimated at 5,679 m³ / s. The main tributaries are the Chas , Sreng , Battambang and Mongkol Borei .
Web links
- Mark Ord: River Nomads of Western Cambodia. All Points East, May 2, 2014
Fishing boat on the Sangke (2016)
Floating houses on the Sangke (2005)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stung Sangker sub-basin: Rivers and Irrigation ( Memento of October 7, 2007 in the Internet Archive ). Asian Development Bank (PDF; 3.5 kB).
- Jump up ↑ Thuon Try, Eam Dyna, Yumiko Kura, Alice Joan G. Ferrer, Bui Tan Yen, Leocadio S. Sebastian: Situation Analysis and Needs Assessment Report. CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), Copenhagen, Denmark, February 2015 (PDF; 2.2 MB).
- ^ State of water environmental issues. Cambodia. Water Environment Partnership in Asia (WEPA), Ministry of the Environment of Japan.