For the alcoholic beverage of the same name, see Mekhong whiskey

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Mekong (Mae Nam Khong)
Láncāng Jiāng, Mae Khaung, Mènam Khong, Mékôngk, Tonle Thom, Sông Cửu Long
View of the Mekong before sunset.
Countries	China, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam
Length	4,350 km (2,700 mi)
Watershed	795,000 km² (307,000 sq mi)
Discharge at	South China Sea
- average	16,000 m³/s (570,000 cu ft/s)
- maximum	39,000 m³/s (1,380,000 cu ft/s)
Source	Lasagongma Spring
- location	Mt. Guozongmucha, Qinghai, China
- coordinates	33°42′31″N 94°41′44″E / 33.70861, 94.69556
- elevation	5,224 m (17,139 ft)
Mouth	Mekong Delta
- elevation	0 m (0 ft)

The Mekong is one of the world’s major rivers. It is the 12th-longest river in the world, and 7th longest in Asia. (discharging 475 km³/114 cu mi of water annually). Its estimated length is 4,350 km (2,703 mi), and it drains an area of 795,000 km² (307,000 sq mi).^[1] From the Tibetan Plateau it runs through China's Yunnan province, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. All except China and Burma belong to the Mekong River Commission. A south Asian regional association, Mekong-Ganga Cooperation is named after this river. The extreme seasonal variations in flow and the presence of rapids and waterfalls have made navigation extremely difficult.