Zhuoshui River

The Zhuoshui River, also spelled Choshui or Jhuoshuei River, (Chinese: 濁水溪; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhuóshuǐ Xī; Tongyong Pinyin: Jhuóshuěi Si; Wade–Giles: Cho2-shui3 Hsi1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lô-chúi-khoe) is the longest river in Taiwan.[1] It flows from its source in Nantou County up to the western border of the county, subsequently forming the border between Yunlin County and Changhua County, with a total length of 186 km (116 mi).[2]

Zhuoshui River
濁水溪
Location
Country Republic of China
RegionChanghua, Chiayi, Nantou, Yunlin, Taiwan
Physical characteristics
SourceWushe River (霧社溪)
  locationHehuanshan East Peak, Nantou County
Mouth 
  location
Between Changhua County and Yunlin County
  coordinates
23°50′26″N 120°14′19″E
Length186.4 km (115.8 mi)
Basin size3,155.21 km2 (1,218.23 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average164.8 m3/s (5,820 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  leftChingshui River, Chenyoulan River, Kashe River, and others
  rightShuili River, and others
BridgesXiluo Bridge
The Xiluo Bridge over the Zhuoshui River
The source of the Zhuoshui River at Wuling in Hehuanshan

The river serves as an unofficial boundary between the north and south of Taiwan.[3][4][5]

It is dammed in its upper reaches by the Wushe and Wujie Dams, and further downstream by the Jiji Weir.

The Zhuoshui River environment has in recent years been seriously degraded both by the construction of a dam across the river at Jiji and by the ongoing activities of the concrete industry.

Tributaries

Bridges

Dams

See also

References

  1. "Geography & demographics". The Republic of China Yearbook 2015. Executive Yuan. 2015. pp. 40–53. ISBN 978-986-04-6013-1.
  2. 讓我們看河去(重要河川)-- 濁水溪 (in Chinese). Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs (Republic of China). Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  3. Gao, Pat (November 1, 2007). "Taiwan's Marginalized South". Taiwan Review. Government Information Office, Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved November 12, 2010.
  4. "President Tsai unveils growth roadmap for southern Taiwan". Focus Taiwan. 2019-12-14. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  5. "2020 Elections: Tsai unveils 'great south' plan on development gap". Taipei Times. 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2019-12-21.

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