On October 14, 2026, Mr. Phokin Chamket, Director of the Regional Water Resources Office 3, assigned staff from the Hydrology Section 2, Loei, to conduct fieldwork to survey water volume and collect suspended sediment samples in collaboration with the Lao People's Democratic Republic to monitor the Mekong River situation at the Chiang Khan station, Chiang Khan Subdistrict, Chiang Khan District, Loei Province. The survey was carried out using an ADCP (Analog Current Monitoring Device) and a USD-96 large sediment scoop.

Overall water situation
-Water volume: 3,150 cubic meters/second
-Average current speed: 0.97 meters/second
-Current water level: 6.10 meters
-Bank level 16.00 meters
-9.90 meters below the riverbank.
-The width of the river is 722.7 meters.