Mekong River – Upstream Rainfall and Flood Situation
Upstream rainfall · Mekong
- Past 72 hours
- 39 mm
- Next 72 hours
- 30 mm
- Status
- Slightly elevated
- Water may arrive
- 23/09
| Upstream sampling points | Past 72 hours | Next 72 hours |
|---|---|---|
| Luang Prabang, Laos | 48 mm | 2 mm |
| Vientiane, Laos | 34 mm | 27 mm |
| Savannakhet, Laos | 29 mm | 13 mm |
| Pakse, Laos | 41 mm | 42 mm |
| Nakhon Phanom, TH | 24 mm | 11 mm |
| Ubon Ratchathani, TH | 60 mm | 83 mm |
This measures upstream rainfall, not river level. Official levels and discharge come from the Mekong River Commission (MRC). Upstream rainfall causes the level, and is visible several days earlier. MRC
River profile
- Length
- 4,350 km
- Basin
- 795,000 km²
- Inside Cambodia
- 20%
- Travel time
- 5d
Only 20% of the Mekong catchment lies inside Cambodia. The rest is abroad, and rain there raises the water here about 5 days later.
Provinces along this river
Discharge today (GloFAS)
2 m³/s at Kratie · -6% near normal
| 22/09 | 2 m³/s |
| 23/09 | 3 m³/s |
| 24/09 | 3 m³/s |
| 25/09 | 3 m³/s |
| 26/09 | 4 m³/s |
| 27/09 | 4 m³/s |
GloFAS model data (Copernicus), not official gauge readings — use for trend, not as a substitute for official flood warnings.