Pudu River

Pudu River (普渡河)
Tanglang River
River
Tanglang River near Haikou,Kunming
Country China
State Yunnan
Part of Jinsha River
Tributaries
 - left Mingyi River, Zhangjiu River
 - right Xima River
Cities Kunming City, Anning City, Fumin County
Source Mount Liangwang
 - location Dashao Township,Songming County
 - coordinates 25°25′17″N 102°54′58″E / 25.42139°N 102.91611°E / 25.42139; 102.91611
Mouth Jinsha River
 - location Zehei Township,Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County
 - coordinates 26°18′09″N 102°48′12″E / 26.30250°N 102.80333°E / 26.30250; 102.80333Coordinates: 26°18′09″N 102°48′12″E / 26.30250°N 102.80333°E / 26.30250; 102.80333
Length 363.6 km (226 mi) approx.
Basin 11,657 km2 (4,501 sq mi) approx.
Discharge
 - average 91.2 m3/s (3,221 cu ft/s)
Encyclopedia of rivers and lakes in China Section of Changjiang basin. Beijing: China WaterPower Press. 2010. ISBN 978-7-5084-6512-8. 

The Pudu River (Chinese: 普渡河; pinyin: Pǔdù Hé) is a major river in Yunnan Province in southwest China. The source of Pudu River is located in Songming County; the headwater stream is called Muyang River (Chinese: 牧羊河; pinyin: Mùyáng Hé). The river runs southwards through Kunming and then it is called the Panlong River, where-after it flows into Dian Lake at the south of Kunming. The outlet of Dian Lake is on the southwest of shore, then formed Tanglang Creek (Chinese: 螳螂川; pinyin: Tángláng Chuān). The river runs northward through Anning City and Fumin County, then called Pudu River. It joins Jinsha River at northeast of Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County. The river is about 363.6 kilometres long.[1]

The name Pudu (普渡) is a slogan from Buddhism Classics, literally "helping people get out of sorrows and troubles". Some people also believe that "Pudu" here actually refers to "a ferry ran by Pu's family". This river shares same Chinese characters with the Chinese name of Purdue University, but obviously they are never related to each other.

Notes

  1. Encyclopedia of rivers and lakes in China Section of Changjiang basin. Beijing: China WaterPower Press. 2010. ISBN 978-7-5084-6512-8.
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