Ca
Ca is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 19.13°, 104.75°
About Ca
The Cả River (Laotian: Nam Khan, Vietnamese: Sông Cả) or better known as Lam River (sông Lam in Vietnamese) is a river in mainland Southeast Asia.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Cả River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Ca in Depth
History
It originates in the Loi Mountains of Laos, crossing Laos's Xiangkhouang Province, Vietnam's Nghệ An and Hà Tĩnh provinces and empties into the Gulf of Tonkin, on the North Central Coast of Vietnam, after a 512 km journey. The Cả River zone is classified as 300 km by the Vietnam Geographical Survey. The Bến Thủy bridge, crossing into Bến Thủy, Vinh, crosses the Cả River on its Cửa Hội estuary.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Cả River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Ca: Key Facts
| Length | 513 km |
|---|---|
| Drainage basin | 27,200 km² |
| Mouth | South China Sea |
Facts from Wikidata Q589583 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Ca: Quick Answers
- Where is Ca?
- Ca is located in Vietnam and Laos, at 19.1280° N, 104.7536° E.
- Are there dams on the Ca?
- No dam on the Ca is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.