Obstacles to navigation

Mekong River Km 2030 to km 2045

Obstacles to Navigation

KmName of the rapidLength (m) and main featuresNarrowest
Width (m)
2,065Series of submersible small rocks on the left bank. After that good straight channel until Km 2,058.5
2,062Hat Khok Luang350 m 50
2,058.50Keng Lam Phay Noy500 m - shallow and strong current. Very disturbing rocky islands in the channel forcing a right-left S-bend60
2,051.90Keng Khen300 m - shallow and strong current with numerous submerged rocks46
2,050.20Rocks in the middle of the channel
2,047.20Dangerous submersible low-level rocks, followed by sharp S-curve
2,045.50Deep intrusion from a rocky peninsula at the right bank
2,043Rock in the middle of the channel with on the right bank some low-level submersible rocks
2,042.40Very dangerous submersed rock in the middle of the channel
Information on obstacles to Navigation in Mekong River in Viet Nam