Xianshui River

Xianshui River (Chinese: 鲜水河; pinyin: Xiānshuǐ Hé) — a river in Sichuan province, southern China.

Geography

The Xianshui River has three river sources, the Da-chu river (Chinese characters:达曲) and Nyi-chu river (Chinese characters:泥曲).[1] After the confluence of the two rivers in Luhuo, the name becomes the Xianshui River.

A dam and hydroelectric plant on it in Luhuo was completed in 2009. [2]

Yangtze River

The Xianshui River flows into the Yalong River at Yajiang. [2] Via the Yalong River confluence, the Xianshui is a tributary of the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang).

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.cwru.edu/affil/tibet/booksAndPapers/Gelek/Gelek_east.pdf
  2. 1 2 http://www.tibet.cn/2010index/gdxw/200912/t20091211_527900.htm

Coordinates: 30°12′19″N 101°00′26″E / 30.2053°N 101.0073°E / 30.2053; 101.0073

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