:'For the alcoholic beverage of the same name, see Mekhong whiskey' The Mekong is one of the world’s major rivers. It is the 11th-longest river in the world, and the 12th-largest by volume (discharging of water annually). Its estimated length is , and it drains an area of .http://www.shangri-la-river-expeditions.com/1stdes/mekong/mekongsource/IGSNRR2001 (...)