Touqian River

Touqian River
頭前溪

Bridge near the river mouth
Map showing the mouth of Touqian River
Touqian River in Taiwan
Basin
Main source Xueshan Range: 鹿場大山
2,616 m (8,583 ft)
River mouth Taiwan Strait: Hsinchu County
Watershed area 565.94 km2 (218.51 sq mi)
Countries  Republic of China
Physiognomy
Length 63.03 km (39.17 mi)

The Touqian River (Chinese: 頭前溪; Hanyu Pinyin: Tóuqián Xī; Tongyong Pinyin: Tóucián Si; Wade–Giles: T'ou2-ch'ien2 Hsi1) is a river in northern Taiwan.[1] It flows through Hsinchu County for 63 km.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "GeoNames Search". Geographic Names Database. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, USA. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Geography & demographics". The Republic of China Yearbook 2015. Executive Yuan. 2015. pp. 40–53. ISBN 978-986-04-6013-1.
  3. ↑ "Touqian River" (in Chinese). Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Retrieved 1 May 2016.

Coordinates: 24°51′07″N 120°55′48″E / 24.8519°N 120.9300°E / 24.8519; 120.9300

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