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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Great Lake River canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
alternativeName Tonlé Sap River ⓘ
connectsWaterBody Mekong River ⓘ
Tonlé Sap Lake ⓘ
country Cambodia ⓘ
drainageBasin Tonlé Sap Lake basin ⓘ
linked to: Tonlé Sap Lake
flowReversalOccurs during wet season ⓘ
flowsThrough Phnom Penh ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: Tonlé Sap Lake
hasSeasonalFlowReversal true ⓘ
hasSeasonalRegime monsoonal ⓘ
influencedBy Mekong River water level ⓘ
influences Tonlé Sap floodplain ecosystem ⓘ
isTributaryOf Mekong River ⓘ
languageOfName English ⓘ
locatedIn Southeast Asia ⓘ
Tonlé Sap–Mekong hydrological system ⓘ
mouthLocation Mekong River at Phnom Penh ⓘ
linked to: Mekong River
normalFlowDirection from Tonlé Sap Lake to Mekong River ⓘ
partOf Mekong River basin ⓘ
linked to: Mekong River
reversedFlowDirection from Mekong River to Tonlé Sap Lake ⓘ
role hydrological link between Tonlé Sap Lake and Mekong River ⓘ
sourceRegion Tonlé Sap Lake region ⓘ
linked to: Tonlé Sap Lake

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Tonlé Sap River → nameMeaning → Great Lake River ⓘ