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[]
- Xianshuihe fault system
- Index: Tributaries of the Yangtze River
References[]
- ^ http://www.cwru.edu/affil/tibet/booksAndPapers/Gelek/Gelek_east.pdf
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 13, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Coordinates: 30°12′19″N 101°00′26″E / 30.2053°N 101.0073°E
Categories:
- Rivers of Sichuan
- Tributaries of the Yangtze River