Colonial settlement along this river's upper course was historically impeded by the unnavigable Khone Pha Pheng (cone pah pehng) Falls.
Colonial settlement along this river's upper course was historically impeded by the unnavigable Khone Pha Pheng (cone pah pehng) Falls. The basa fish is widely farmed within this river's massive delta, where an extensive canal system was built in the 1st century by the Kingdom of Funan. Large numbers of this river's namesake giant (*) catfish currently live in a river-lake whose water flow annually reverses direction during the monsoon season. To the west, the Chao Phraya River runs roughly parallel to this river, which flows past the lake of Tonle Sap. This river flows through the capitals of Vientiane and Phnom Penh before emptying into the South China Sea. For 10 points, name this river that flows through much of Southeast Asia.
Colonial settlement along this river's upper course was historically impeded by the unnavigable Khone Pha Pheng (cone pah pehng) Falls.
Mekong River