Krong Poko River (Vietnam)
The Krong Poko River (also called the Ya Krong Poko, Ia Krong Poko, Ya Crong Poko, or the Krong Po Ko) is a major tributary of the Tonlé San river in the Central Highlands, Vietnam.[1][2]
Geography
The Krong Poko flows south from the Central Highlands before merging with the Dak Bla river to form the Tonlé San, also known as the Sesan River, at the town of Trung Nghai. These waters flow into Cambodia, the Mekong and then the Mekong Delta.[1] Lower reaches of the river are characterized by wider lake-like conditions, sand banks, rocky channels, and wetlands, while the upper reaches become narrow, mountainous, and may include rapids.[1]
Plei Krong Dam
The Plei Krong Dam has been built at the confluence of Krong Poko and Dak Bla.[1] During dam construction in 2004, the Vietnam News Agency reported that 581 families were to be displaced from the left bank of the Krong Poko in January 2005 to make way for the dam.[3]
Literature
The Vietnamese author Bảo Ninh sets the opening of his novel The Sorrow of War at the Krong Poko River.[4]
References
- Saray, Samadee; Teoh, Shwu Jiau; Baran, Eric; Cong, Tran Thanh (2013). "Fish and fisheries in the Sesan River Basin: catchment baseline, fisheries section". WLE Mekong. Research Program on Water Land and Ecosystems.
- Matthews, Nathaniel; Geheb, Kim (2014). Hydropower Development in the Mekong Region: Political, Socio-economic and Environmental Perspectives. Routledge. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- Congsan, Dang (24 May 2004). "200 billion VND invested in Ha Mon resettlement area, Central Highlands of Kon Tum". VNA. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- Ninh, Bảo (2017). The Sorrow of War: A Novel of North Vietnam. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Retrieved 26 September 2018.