The origin of the Siem Reap River is Mount Kulen. The fifty-mile flow ends at a lake called Tonlé Sap. Along the way are crumbling wooden houses, floating villages, humble farms and rice fields. The river, which defines the eastern border of Siem Reap’s Old Town, tends to be muddy, polluted and frankly not very appealing. The most attractive feature is a covered pedestrian bridge built in 2011. Three new bridges were opened in 2017.
