What is Saigon River?
[[Image:SaigonPort1.JPG|thumbnail|right|Saigon River at Ho Chi Minh City]] [[Image:Car ferries on Saigon river.jpg|thumbnail|right|Ferry crossing on the Saigon River.]] The '''Saigon River''' ({{lang-vi|[[Sông Sài Gòn]]}}) is a [[river]] in [[Vietnam]]. It begins at Lake Dau Tieng (in its [[water-catchment]] area)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/602431468126562206/Viet-Nam-Dau-Tieng-Irrigation-Project|title=Viet Nam - Dau Tieng Irrigation Project|first=The World|last=Bank|date=11 December 1989|publisher=|pages=1|via=documents.worldbank.org}}</ref> near the country of [[Cambodia]]. The river [[flow]]s south and south-southeast for about {{convert|150|km}}.<ref>http://www.iwapublishing.com/pdf/contents/isbn9781843392767_contents.pdf{{Dead link|date=December 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Most of the rivers in the [[River delta|Mekong Delta]] region have a [[water-table]] and [[canal]] connection. The system of rivers and canals for southern Vietnam help with water transport for [[commercial]] activities. The water supplies many businesses and [[agricultural]] (farm) operations. The Saigon River has a river [[port]] at [[Ho Chi Minh City]]. It ends just after the Phu My Bridge ({{lang-vi|[[Cầu Phú Mỹ]]}}). The Saigon River ends by meeting another two rivers, the Nha Be and Dong Nai rivers. The lower end of the river is on the flood plain, and is therefore subject to tide change from the sea and delta.<ref>http://www.monre.gov.vn/v35/default.aspx?tabid=675&CateID=59&ID=120623&Code=9E9Y120623{{Dead link|date=December 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Ho Chi Minh City regularly floods (in areas that get a lot of floods) with either [[tidal|tidewater]] or [[rain]]water. The river system has many fish. Recently the government released [[native]] fish to improve the population. [[Fish]], [[shrimp]], and [[snail]]s are popular for farming. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Rivers of Vietnam]]