Jishui River
The Jishui River (Chinese: 急水溪; Hanyu Pinyin: Jíshuǐ Xī; Tongyong Pinyin: Jíshuěi Si; Wade–Giles: Chi2-shui3 Hsi1) is a river in Taiwan.[1] It flows through Tainan City for 65 km.[2]
| Jishui River | |
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  Jishui River in Taiwan | |
| Native name | 急水溪 |
| Location | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Jianshi, Hsinchu: 結山 |
| • elevation | 1,320 m (4,330 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Taiwan Strait: Hsinchu County |
• coordinates | 23.298°N 120.105°E |
| Length | 65 km (40 mi) |
| Basin size | 379 km2 (146 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Gueichong River |
| Other tributaries | Baishuei River, Liuzhong River |
See also
- List of rivers in Taiwan
References
- "GeoNames Search". Geographic Names Database. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, USA. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- "Geography & demographics". The Republic of China Yearbook 2015. Executive Yuan. 2015. pp. 40–53. ISBN 978-986-04-6013-1. Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
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