Final Watershed Project by https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l SOE 110 - Ashlee Schoenmann en-us 2023-06-14 00:53:15 UTC 2026-01-25 19:10:30 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f30a.png Mekong River ashleeschoenmann https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2622789088 2023-06-14 01:05:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2622789088 The Mekong River is the longest river in southeast Asia and the twelfth longest in the world. ashleeschoenmann https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2622858192 The river runs for 4,350 kilometers, starting on the Tibetan Plateau and ending at the South China Sea. (Zalinge et. al, 2003)]]> 2023-06-14 02:05:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2622858192 The river delta in Vietnam, draining into the South China Sea ashleeschoenmann https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2622865445 2023-06-14 02:11:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2622865445 The drainage basin of the Mekong covers an area of 780,300 square kilometers. The river discharges at an average of 10,314 m^3/sec annually. ashleeschoenmann https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2622885630 (Coleman, 2004)]]> 2023-06-14 02:27:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2622885630 ashleeschoenmann https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2622895889 2023-06-14 02:35:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2622895889 Average rainfall of the Mekong Basin is 1,226 mm per year. ashleeschoenmann https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2622939502 Projections expect annual rainfall to increase in response to rising temperatures of climate change. (Pravettoni, 2015)]]> 2023-06-14 03:12:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2622939502 The Mekong River is shared by the six countries in travels through - Cambodia, China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Nearly 65 million people live in the Mekong Basin and up to 300 million people relay on its resources. ashleeschoenmann https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2622957207 (Manohar et. al, 2023)]]> 2023-06-14 03:28:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2622957207 Life on the River ashleeschoenmann https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2622966317 This video is footage from a boat traveling along the Mekong River, showing the everyday lives of people who live, work, and rely on the water and food of the Mekong. (AR-point99, 2019)]]> 2023-06-14 03:38:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2622966317 Fishing and agriculture provide food and industry to the region. ashleeschoenmann https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2622987367 The Mekong River is known for its immensely diverse ecosystem. The river also is known for the giant fish species within it. ]]> 2023-06-14 04:09:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2622987367 The water quality of the Mekong River is declining. ashleeschoenmann https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2622998457 The Mekong is facing many increasingly threatening risks. Upstream dams, overfishing, deforestation of the banks, plastic pollution, and impacts of climate change are among these risks. The water quality of the river is poor. Plastics being tossed into the river as well as runoff from nearby agriculture has led to the decline. (Environment Programme, 2021)]]> 2023-06-14 04:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2622998457 Chinese Dams affects on the Mekong ashleeschoenmann https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2623000422 This video gives a brief explanation of how Chinese dams are affecting the Mekong River, causing drought to southern regions.]]> 2023-06-14 04:25:36 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2623000422 Sediment transport in decline in the waters of the Mekong. ashleeschoenmann https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2623061893 Mangroves provide stability to the banks of the Mekong River. In recent years, due to land development, the mangroves are being removed rapidly. This is causing issues with river bank stability and ecosystem destruction. ]]> 2023-06-14 05:31:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2623061893 Droughts caused by dams ashleeschoenmann https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2623117282 The Lower Mekong Basin is experiencing droughts at a higher rate than in previous years due to the increased amount of dams being built along the northern portion of the Mekong. ]]> 2023-06-14 06:35:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2623117282 Sand mining operations are also contributing to sediment degradation. ashleeschoenmann https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2623119273 2023-06-14 06:37:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2623119273 ashleeschoenmann https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2623121635 My causal loop diagram describes how human activities are impacting the overall health of the Mekong River's water quality.]]> 2023-06-14 06:40:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2623121635 What can be done to prevent human activity from degrading the water quality of the Mekong River? ashleeschoenmann https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2623124761 In order to prevent further damage to the water quality, ecosystems, riverbanks, and industries that rely on the Mekong River, collective action will need to be taken by the six governments surrounding the river. ]]> 2023-06-14 06:43:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2623124761 To save the industries relying on the Mekong ashleeschoenmann https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2623126582 In order to save the industries relying on the Mekong River, maintaining water quality and preventing drought will be necessary. Regulating sand mining, proper planning of dam placements among the whole river, and preventing pollution will all play a role in maintaining the river. ]]> 2023-06-14 06:45:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2623126582 To save the people who rely on the Mekong ashleeschoenmann https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2623127827 To save the people that rely on the Mekong River as a source of life, maintaining water quality, food availability in the wildlife in the river, and lowering pollution levels will allow people to continue to live along the Mekong for years to come.]]> 2023-06-14 06:47:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2623127827 To save the economy in the region ashleeschoenmann https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2623129402 To serve all countries that rely on the Mekong, governments will need to think about the other countries their decisions affect. While having the position in the north of the river allows access to hydropower dams, making sure they aren't harming the countries on the south of the river is essential.]]> 2023-06-14 06:48:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2623129402 ashleeschoenmann https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2623131829 2023-06-14 06:51:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2623131829 ashleeschoenmann https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2623134055 This short video explains the Mekong River, geographically and gives images to help visualize the basin.]]> 2023-06-14 06:54:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2623134055 References: ashleeschoenmann https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2623134931 Critics Point To China For Causing Envir. , NBC News, 2022, www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JJSImnF03o.

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]]> 2023-06-14 06:55:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2623134931 The brown color of the Mekong River ashleeschoenmann https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2623136157 In recent years, sediment levels have fallen. This image is before the sediment levels decreased showing how the river looked originally.]]> 2023-06-14 06:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2623136157 Chinese River Dam on the Mekong ashleeschoenmann https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2623137350 2023-06-14 06:58:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2623137350 Flooding along the degraded banks of the Mekong ashleeschoenmann https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2623140033 2023-06-14 07:01:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleeschoenmann/bik7iidllyyb2m1l/wish/2623140033