Sandy-gravel bars of cambodia

The mainstream habitats range from sandy-gravel bars to deep pools up to loom deep and several kilometres long, interspersed with rocky rapids. in several places between the Lao border and Phnom Penh, the river divides into two or more channels, creating large islands and extensive sand banks. The Mekong receives the waters of its last major tributary, the Tools Sap, at Phnom Penh. Immediately below this confluence, the Mekong divides to form the Mekong and the Bassac (Song Hau Giang), the two major channels of the delta. The triangular delta, with its apex at Phnom Penh, forms a vast fertile plain covering 49,520 sq.km. Some 16,000 sq.km of this delta are within Kampuchea.