Beigang River
| Beigang River 北港溪 | |
|---|---|
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  Beigang River in Taiwan | |
| Location | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| County | Yunlin and Chiayi |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Western slopes of the Alishan Range |
| • elevation | 561 m (1,841 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Pacific Ocean |
• elevation | 0 metres (0 ft) |
| Length | 82 km (51 mi) |
| Basin size | 645.21 km2 (249.12 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • maximum | 5,000 m3/s (180,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Huwei River * Tahukou River |
| • right | Sandie River |
The Beigang River (Chinese: 北港溪; pinyin: Běigǎng Xī; Wade–Giles: Pei3-kang3 Hsi1) is a river in Taiwan.[1][2] It flows through Yunlin and Chiayi counties for 82 km.[2][3]
At the river mount, lies the Aogu Wetland at Dongshi Township of Chiayi County.
Beigang River is moderately polluted.[4]
Bridges
See also
References
- ^ "GeoNames Search". Geographic Names Database. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, USA. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Geography & demographics". The Republic of China Yearbook 2015. Executive Yuan. 2015. pp. 40–53. ISBN 978-986-04-6013-1.
- ^ "Beigang River" (in Chinese). Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ 民國104年 環境水質監測年報 [Annual Report of Water Quality 2015] (in Chinese). Taipei City, Taiwan (R.O.C.): Environmental Protection Administration. March 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
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