Lower Nam Mong Basin
Location:	17°48'-17°57'N, 102°31'-102°38'E; extending between Si Chiang Mai and Tha Bo Districts of Nong Khai Province, 0-10 km from the Mekong River.
Area:	c.10,000 ha.
Altitude:	c.160m.
Biogeographical Province:	4.10.4.
Wetland type:	11, 13, 14, 15 & 19.
Description of site:	A marshy floodplain, extending for approximately 15 km along the Nom Mong River. The site includes at least seventeen patches of marsh or lakes, ranging in size from 10 to 270 ha. These lie scattered among rice fields together with a few patches of degraded woodland. The site is transected by a number of roads. It has been identified from Land Use Classification Division (1977-1979), and has not been ground-checked in recent years.
Climatic conditions:	Tropical monsoonal climate with an average annual rainfall of 1,367 mm (range 929-1,998 mm), most of which falls during the southwest monsoon (May to October). The mean annual temperature is 26.8°C (range 2.5-43.9°C). (Data from Udorn Thani, to the south).
Principal vegetation:	No information is available on the aquatic vegetation. Adjacent areas are chiefly under rice cultivation, with a few patches of dry dipterocarp woodland remaining.
Land tenure:	The site is under both private and state ownership. Surrounding areas are chiefly in private ownership.
Conservation measures taken:	None.
Conservation measures proposed:	The site should be surveyed to determine whether or not it is of significant conservation value.
Land use:	Rice cultivation, with one crop of wet-season rice per year.
Possible changes in land use:
Disturbances and threats:	No information.
Economic and social values:	No information.
Fauna:	No information.
Special floral values:	No information.
Research and facilities:
References:	Land Use Classification Division (1977-1979).
Criteria for inclusion:	0.
Source:	Jira Jintanugool and Philip D. Round.