The Mekong Falls (Lao: ນ້ຳຕົກຕາດຄອນພະເພັງ Nam Tok Khon Phapheng, German: "Full Moon Rapids"; French: Chutes de Khone, English: Khon Phapheng Waterfalls) are a cascading waterfall on the Mekong River in the Laotian province of Champasak, near the border with Cambodia. They are located south of the inland delta Si Phan Don (Lao: 4,000 Islands).

Over a width of more than 10 kilometers, the river cascades down over 21 meters. The Mekong Falls reach an average discharge of 11,600 m³/s and maximum discharges of almost 50,000 m³/s. There are two main cascades running parallel: Khong Phapheng (Lao: "The Roar of the Mekong on the Eastern Bank"), with a drop of approximately 18 meters, and Tad Somphamit (also: Li Phi Falls) on the Western Bank.

The Mekong Falls are the widest waterfall in the world and the largest waterfall in Asia.

The Mekong Falls are the main obstacle to the use of the Mekong as a shipping route from Vietnam to China. In 1866, the expedition of the French colonial officers Francis Garnier and Ernest Doudart de Lagrée, who were seeking to find a trade route from Vietnam to China, ended here. To bypass the waterfall, the Don Det–Don Khon railway line was built.
Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mekongf%C3%A4lle#Quellen

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