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Where is the Khorat Plateau located in the Mekong River basin?
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Mekong River
The Irrawaddy and Mekong river basins and their drainage networks.
The Khorat Plateau is located in the Mekong River basin to the south of the river's east-west course below Vientiane.1
It encompasses nearly the entire Thai portion of the Mekong basin, as well as the lower sections of the river's Laotian tributaries. The plateau is bounded by the Mekong River to the north and east, which also serves as the border with Laos. Within the basin's physiography, the plateau is recognized as one of the six major sections of the river system. It is drained primarily by the Mun River and the Chi River, with the Mun River joining the Mekong at Ban Dan, Thailand.12