Han River (Shaanxi and Hubei)

For the river located mostly in Guangdong, see Han River (Guangdong).

Han River (汉江)
Han Jiang / Hanshui
The Hankou side of the Han River in Wuhan
Country	China
Regions	Shaanxi, Hubei

Part of	Yangtze River basin
Tributaries
- left	Xun, Dan, Bai River (China), Fushui River
- right	Du, Chi, Nan, Muma
Cities	Hanzhong, Ankang, Shiyan, Xiangyang, Wuhan


Source	Near Hanzhong
- location	Qin Mountains, Shaanxi
- elevation	580 m (1,903 ft)
- coordinates	33°08′32″N 106°49′42″E / 33.14222°N 106.82833°E / 33.14222; 106.82833
Mouth	Yangtze River
- location	Wuhan, Hubei
- elevation	75 m (246 ft)
- coordinates	30°33′52″N 114°17′30″E / 30.56444°N 114.29167°E / 30.56444; 114.29167Coordinates: 30°33′52″N 114°17′30″E / 30.56444°N 114.29167°E / 30.56444; 114.29167

Length	1,532 km (952 mi), Northwest-southeast
Basin	174,300 km² (67,298 sq mi)
Discharge
- average	2,156 m³/s (76,138 cu ft/s)
- max	105,000 m³/s (3,708,040 cu ft/s)

Map highlighting watershed of the Han Jiang

The Han River (simplified Chinese: 汉江; traditional Chinese: 漢江; pinyin: Hàn Jiāng) is a left tributary of the Yangtze River (Cháng Jiāng) with a length of 1,532 kilometres (952 mi). Historically it was referred to as Hanshui (simplified Chinese: 汉水; traditional Chinese: 漢水; pinyin: Hànshuǐ) and the name is still occasionally used today. The river lent its name to Hanzhong, which lent its name to the Han Dynasty.

The Han River rises in southwestern Shaanxi and flows east across the southern part of that province. To the north are the Qin Mountains, then the Wei River tributary of the Yellow River and the Ordos Loop region. To the south are the Daba Mountains which separate it from Sichuan and Chongqing. The main cities are Hanzhong in the west and Ankang in the east. It then enters Hubei. It crosses most of Hubei from the northwest to the southeast, falling into the Yangtze at the provincial capital Wuhan, a city of several million inhabitants. The merging rivers divide the city of Wuhan into three sections: Wuchang (on the south side of the Yangtze, across the river from the mouth of the Han River), Hankou (on the north side of the Yangtze and the Han), and Hanyang (between the Yangtze and the Han).

Danjiangkou Dam was constructed on the Han River in northern Hubei in 1958. It has been heightened since. The Danjiangkou Reservoir created thereby is now used as part of the South–North Water Transfer Project.

Major rivers of China

Yangtze River system	Yalong River Min River Dadu River Qingyi River Tuo River Jialing River Fu River Qu River Wu River Hanshui River Qing River Chishui River Xiao River Xiang River Zi River Yuan River Lishui River Gan River Fu River Xin River Qingyi Jiang Qinhuai River Huangpu River

Yellow River system	Black River Daxia River Tao River Qingshui River Wuding River Fen River Wei River Jing River Luo River (Henan) Luo River (Shaanxi) Qin River

Pearl River system	North River East River Han River Mei River Ting River West River Yujiang River Yong River Xun River Qian River Hongshui River Nanpan River Beipan River Rong River Gui River

Heilong River system	Songhua River 2nd Songhua River Nen River Mudan River Ussuri River Argun River

Huai River system	Guo River Ying River Shiguan River

Other major rivers	Hai River Chaobai River Yongding River Hutuo River Liao River Tarim River Karatash River Ili River Shule River Tumen River Yalu River Luan River Red River Minjiang River Longjiang River Lancang River Beilun River Nu River Lion Spring River Elephant Spring River Yarlung Tsangpo River (Horse Spring River) Nyang River Subansiri River Irtysh River

Major canals	Grand Canal of China Lingqu Canal North Jiangsu Main Irrigation Canal

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Han River (Shaanxi and Hubei)

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