Ruak River

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Ruak River
Golden Triangle Mekong at Doi Pu Khao 06.jpg
Confluence of Ruak River with Mekong River, view from  [th] in Ban Sop Ruak
Native nameแม่น้ำรวก  (Thai)
Location
CountryMyanmar and Thailand
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationDaen Lao Range, Shan Hills
Mouth 
 • location
Mekong at Ban Sop Ruak, Chiang Saen District
 • coordinates
20°21′16″N 100°4′57″E / 20.35444°N 100.08250°E / 20.35444; 100.08250Coordinates: 20°21′16″N 100°4′57″E / 20.35444°N 100.08250°E / 20.35444; 100.08250
 • elevation
366 m (1,201 ft)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightMae Sai River

The Ruak River (Thai: แม่น้ำรวก, RTGSMaenam Ruak, pronounced [mɛ̂ː.náːm rûa̯k]; Northern Thai: Lanna-river-Ruak.png) is a right hand tributary of the Mekong. The mouth of the Ruak river is at the Thai-Burma border opposite Laos, a spot known as the "Golden Triangle", a popular tourist destination.

Course[]

The Ruak originates within the hills of the Daen Lao Range, Shan State (Burma), and becomes the boundary river between Thailand and Burma at the confluence with the Mae Sai River near the northernmost point of Thailand.[1] It then meanders eastwards until it empties into the Mekong River at Ban Sop Ruak, Tambon Wiang, Chiang Saen District, Chiang Rai Province. The boundary section of the river is 26.75 kilometres (16.62 mi) long.

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