Jian River
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The Jian River (Chinese: 湔江 or 涧河; pinyin: Jiān Jiāng or Jiān Hé[1]) is a river in China, the headwater stream of Tongkou River (通口河).[2] The Tongkou joins the Fu River which is a tributary of the Yangtze. The Jian River flows through Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County, Sichuan. The 2008 Sichuan earthquake caused a landslide dam on the river which created Tangjiashan Lake.[3] More than 100,000 people were evacuated downstream while a sluice was constructed.[4]
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- ^ Different sources refer to this river as different names. For Jian Jiang (湔江 ), see e.g., "挺进悬顶之湖——唐家山堰塞湖勘查纪实" (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. 2008-05-22. http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-05/22/content_8231648.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-02.; for Jian He (涧河), see, e.g., "唐家山堰塞湖准备爆破" (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. 2008-05-26. http://www.cq.xinhuanet.com/photonews/2008-05/26/content_13359669.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
- ^ "唐家山堰塞湖分洪前夕前线见闻" (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. 2008-06-06. http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2008-06/06/content_8323104.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- ^ "Backgrounder: Tangjiashan lake__English_SINA.com". http://english.sina.com/1/2008/0526/163298.html. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ "More people being evacuated from swollen lake area in southwest China". http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/27/content_8263743.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
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