Saigon River
The Saigon River (Vietnamese: [Sông Sài Gòn] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a river in Vietnam. It begins at Lake Dau Tieng (in its water-catchment area)[1] near the country of Cambodia.
The river flows south and south-southeast for about 150 kilometres (93 mi).[2] Most of the rivers in the Mekong Delta region have a water-table and canal connection. The system of rivers and canals for southern Vietnam help with water transport for commercial activities. The water supplies many businesses and agricultural (farm) operations.
The Saigon River has a river port at Ho Chi Minh City. It ends just after the Phu My Bridge (Vietnamese: [Cầu Phú Mỹ] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)). The Saigon River ends by meeting another two rivers, the Nha Be and Dong Nai rivers. The lower end of the river is on the flood plain, and is therefore subject to tide change from the sea and delta.[3] Ho Chi Minh City regularly floods (in areas that get a lot of floods) with either tidewater or rainwater.
The river system has many fish. Recently the government released native fish to improve the population. Fish, shrimp, and snails are popular for farming.
Saigon River Media
- Saïgon - Vue panoramique des Quais et la Rivière de Saïgon.jpg
View of the river in early 20th century
- Container ships on Saigon River 3.jpg
Port of Saigon in District 4, Ho Chi Minh City
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View of the river in Bình Thạnh district, with the Landmark 81 in the center
- Saigon Ho Chi Minh City (15420160812).jpg
Saigon River and the Thanh Đa Canal
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View of the river at the northern area of Bình Quới Peninsula of Ho Chi Minh City, adjacent to Thảo Điền, Trường Thọ, An Phú, Thủ Đức and the former place of Saigon Water Park next to Gò Dưa Canal
- Vietnam, Near Saigon Ho Chi Minh City (15417321921).jpg
View of the river at the border of Thủ Dầu Một and Củ Chi district
Downtown Thủ Dầu Một seen from the river
- Sông Sài Gòn ở Thủ Dầu Một.jpg
The river in Thủ Dầu Một
- Saigon River at Cu Chi Tunnel Vietnam (27767486249).jpg
The river in Củ Chi district, next to the site of the Bến Dược Memorial Temple
References
- ↑ Bank, The World (11 December 1989). "Viet Nam - Dau Tieng Irrigation Project". p. 1 – via documents.worldbank.org.
- ↑ http://www.iwapublishing.com/pdf/contents/isbn9781843392767_contents.pdf[dead link]
- ↑ http://www.monre.gov.vn/v35/default.aspx?tabid=675&CateID=59&ID=120623&Code=9E9Y120623[dead link]