Mun River
Template:For Template:Infobox river The Mun River (Template:Langx, Template:RTGS, Template:IPA; Template:Langx, Template:IPA), sometimes spelled Moon River, is a tributary of the Mekong River. It carries approximately Template:Convert of water per year.
Geography
The river begins in the Khao Yai National Park area of the Sankamphaeng Range, near Nakhon Ratchasima in northeast Thailand. It flows east through the Khorat Plateau in southern Isan (Nakhon Ratchasima, Buriram, Surin, and Sisaket Provinces) for Template:Convert, until it joins the Mekong at Khong Chiam in Ubon Ratchathani. The Mun River's main tributary is the Chi River, which joins it in the Kanthararom District of Sisaket Province.
History
Thanks to the Andy Williams hit song, the Mun River was called "Moon River" by US Air Force personnel stationed at Ubon Ratchathani airbase during the Vietnam War. The spelling is still fairly common.<ref>Ubon RTAFB - U.S. Air ForceTemplate:Nonspecific</ref>
The controversial Pak Mun Dam, which is charged with causing environmental damage,<ref>"Rivers of the World - the Mun River in Thailand", Radio Netherlands Archives, November 1, 2002</ref> is near the river's confluence with the Mekong.