Yilan River

Yilan River
Map showing the mouth of Yilan River
Map showing the mouth of Yilan River at its confluence with the Lanyang River
Country Taiwan
Physical characteristics
River mouth Zhuangwei, Yilan
24°43′05″N 121°49′23″E / 24.7181°N 121.8231°E / 24.7181; 121.8231Coordinates: 24°43′05″N 121°49′23″E / 24.7181°N 121.8231°E / 24.7181; 121.8231
Length 25 km (16 mi)
Basin features
River system Lanyang River
Basin size 149 km2 (58 sq mi)

The Yilan River (Chinese: 宜蘭河; pinyin: Yílán Hé; Wade–Giles: I2-lan2 Ho2)[1] is a tributary of the Lanyang River in Yilan County, northeast Taiwan.[2] It flows through Yilan for 25 kilometers.

Map of the Lanyang River basin

Fauna

Three turtle species occur in the Yilan River: the native Chinese stripe-necked turtle and yellow pond turtle, and the introduced red-eared slider, which outnumbers the native species.[3] Glass eels of two eel species, Anguilla japonica and Anguilla marmorata, are found in the river.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "GeoNames Search". Geographic Names Database. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, USA. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Lanyang River" (in Chinese). Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Chen, T. H. (2006). "Distribution and status of the introduced red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) in Taiwan" (PDF). Assessment and Control of Biological Invasion Risks. Shoukadoh Book Sellers, Kyoto, Japan and IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. pp. 187–195. ISBN 978-4-87974-604-7.
  4. ↑ Han, Yu-San; Yambot, Apolinario V.; Zhang, Heng; Hung, Chia-Ling (2012). "Sympatric spawning but allopatric distribution of Anguilla japonica and Anguilla marmorata: temperature- and oceanic current-dependent sieving". PLoS ONE. 7 (6): e37484. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0037484. PMC 3366981. PMID 22675481.


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