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{{For|the river in Norfolk, England|River Mun}}
{{Infobox river
| name               = Mun River
| native_name        ={{native name|th|แม่น้ำมูล}}
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| image              = Mun River - Sisaket.jpg
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| image_caption      = The Mun River in [[Rasi Salai Dam]] during dry season, [[Rasi Salai District]], [[Sisaket Province]]
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| map_caption        = Map of the Mun River drainage basin
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| subdivision_name1  = [[Thailand]]
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| length             = {{convert|641|km|mi|abbr=on}} 
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| discharge1_location= Mekong River, [[Ubon Ratchathani province|Ubon Ratchathani]]
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| discharge1_avg     = {{convert|725|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_max     = {{convert|10015|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
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| source1_location   = [[Nakhon Ratchasima]]
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| source1_elevation  = {{convert|530|m|abbr=on}}
| mouth              = [[Mekong River]]
| mouth_location     = [[Amphoe Khong Chiam]], [[Ubon Ratchathani province]]
| mouth_coordinates  = {{coord|15|19|14|N|105|30|29|E|display=inline,title}}
| mouth_elevation    = {{convert|97|m|abbr=on}}
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| basin_size         = {{convert|119180|km2|abbr=on}}
| tributaries_left   = [[Chi River]]
| tributaries_right  = [[Lam Dom Noi]]
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| custom_data        = '''Longest source length:'''<br>[[Chi River]]: 1047 km ⟶ Mun River: 115 km ⟶ [[Mekong River]]:<br>'''Total:''' 1,162 km
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The '''Mun River''' ({{langx|th|แม่น้ำมูล}}, {{RTGS|''Maenam Mun''}}, {{IPA|th|mɛ̂ː.náːm mūːn|pron}}; {{langx|tts|แม่น้ำมูล}}, {{IPA|tts|mɛ̄ː.nȁːm mûːn|pron}}), sometimes spelled ''Moon River'', is a [[tributary]] of the [[Mekong River]]. It carries approximately {{convert|26|km3|mi3}} of water per year.

==Geography==
[[Image:Mun River Mouth.jpg|thumb|left|The mouth of the Mun River on the Mekong]]

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 Province|Nakhon Ratchasima]], [[Buriram Province|Buriram]], [[Surin Province|Surin]], and [[Sisaket Province|Sisaket]] Provinces) for {{convert|466|mi|km|disp=flip}}, until it joins the Mekong at [[Khong Chiam District|Khong Chiam]] in [[Ubon Ratchathani Province|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>[http://us-mil-thai.tripod.com/ Ubon RTAFB - U.S. Air Force]{{nonspecific|date=December 2017}}</ref>

The controversial [[Pak Mun Dam]], which is charged with causing environmental damage,<ref>[http://www.radionetherlandsarchives.org/rivers-of-the-world-the-mun-river-in-thailand/ "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]].

==Tributaries==
*[[Lam Dom Noi]]
*[[Chi River]]
*[[Lam Takhong]]

== Transport ==
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*[[Seriprachathippatai 2497 Bridge]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Mun River|'''Mun River'''}}

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[[Category:Rivers of Thailand]]
[[Category:Tributaries of the Mekong River]]
[[Category:Isan]]
[[Category:Geography of Nakhon Ratchasima province]]
[[Category:Geography of Buriram province]]
[[Category:Geography of Surin province]]
[[Category:Geography of Sisaket province]]
[[Category:Geography of Ubon Ratchathani province]]


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