List of rivers in China
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This is a list of river
s which are at least partially located in China
, classified according to their respective termini:
East China Sea
South China Sea
Taiwan Strait
Yellow Sea
Bohai Sea
Sea of Japan
Tarim Basin
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
s which are at least partially located in China
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, classified according to their respective termini:
East China SeaEast China SeaThe East China Sea is a marginal sea east of China. It is a part of the Pacific Ocean and covers an area of 1,249,000 km² or 750,000 square miles.-Geography:...
- Qiantang RiverQiantang RiverThe Qiantang River is a southeast Chinese river that originates in the borders of Anhui and Jiangxi provinces and passes through Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province, before flowing into the East China Sea through Hangzhou Bay....
, Qian River (钱塘江 or 钱江, upper reach known as 新安江) - Huangpu RiverHuangpu RiverThe Huangpu River is a -long river in China flowing through Shanghai...
(黃浦江) - Yangtze RiverYangtze RiverThe Yangtze, Yangzi or Cháng Jiāng is the longest river in Asia, and the third-longest in the world. It flows for from the glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai eastward across southwest, central and eastern China before emptying into the East China Sea at Shanghai. It is also one of the...
(Chang Jiang) (长江, upper reach known as 金沙江)-
- Tongtian RiverTongtian RiverThe Tongtian River is a section of the Yangtze River within China's Qinghai Province. . It is one of the...
- Tongtian River
- Yalong River Yalong RiverThe Nyag Qu or Yalong River, also called Ya-lung River is an 822 mile long river in the Sichuan province of southern China. It flows into the Yangtze River along the border with Yunnan. It is a tributary of the Yangtze River...
(雅砻江） - Min (Sichuan) (岷江)
- Tuo RiverTuo RiverTuo River is a river in Sichuan province of China. It is one of the major tributaries of the upper Yangtze River and its length is about 655 km. Tuo river is originates from the northwest edge of Sichuan basin and runs through places like Jintang, Jianyang, Ziyang, Zizhong, Neijiang before it...
(沱江) - WuWu River (Yangtze River)Wu Jiang , known also as Wu River, is the largest southern tributary of the Yangtze River. Nearly its entire length of runs within the mountainous and ethnically diverse region of Guizhou.-Course:...
(乌江） - JialingJialing RiverThe Jialing River is a tributary of the Yangtze River with its source in Gansu province. It gets its name from its crossing the Jialing Vale in Feng County of Shaanxi. It was once known as Langshui or Yushui .-Overview:...
(嘉陵江)- BailongBailong RiverThe Bailong River is a river in the East China Sea basin of China. In August 2010, due to heavy rains and landslides the river overflowed its banks in Zhugqu County, Gansu, causing extensive damage and killing over a thousand people....
(白龙江) - BaishuiBaishui RiverThe Baishui River is a river in southern China. It flows through the Jade Dragon Snow Mountains in Yunnan province.The Baishui River—Báishuǐ Jiāng is a tributary of the Yangtze River—Cháng Jiāng, and part of the East China Sea watershed basin....
(白水) - QujiangQu RiverQu River is a river of China. It is part of the East China Sea basin. Its length is 720 km....
(渠江) - FujiangFu River-See also:*List of rivers in China...
(涪江)
- Bailong
- XiangXiang RiverThe Xiang River , in older transliterations as the Siang River or Hsiang River, is a river in southern China...
(湘江) - LishuiLishui RiverLishui River is a river in Hunan province of China, one of the Yangtze River's four largest tributaries in the province....
(Li) (澧水) - Yuanjiang (Yuan) (沅江)
- Wu RiverWu River (Yuan River, north)Wu River is a river of China. It is part of the East China Sea basin....
(巫水)
- Wu River
- ZijiangZijiang RiverThe Zi Jiang is one of the four largest rivers in Hunan province of China, also one of the main tributaries of the Yangtze River. It is 653 km long and covers 28,2142 km² .The Zijiang has two sources, the South and the West...
(Zi) (资江) - HanshuiHan River (Hanshui)The Han River is a left tributary of the Yangtze River with a length of 1532 km. Historically it was referred to as Hànshuǐ and the name is still occasionally used today....
(汉江 or 汉水) - GanGan RiverThe Gan River of southern China travels 885 km north through Jiangxi before flowing into Lake Poyang and thence into the Yangtze River. It is the major artery for Nanchang.-See also:*List of rivers in China*2010 South China floods...
(赣江)- ZhangZhang RiverThe Zhang River is a river in China. The Zhang River commences in Shanxi province and flows eastward. It then becomes the border of Hebei and Henan province west of Handan and Anyang.A dam on the Zhang River diverts water into the Red Flag Canal....
(章江) - Gongshui (貢水)
- Mei (梅河)
- Xiang (Jiangxi) (湘水)
- Zhang
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- Yong RiverYong riverThe Yong River is one of the main rivers in China, located in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province.The name, Yong, comes from the city it flows through, Ningbo, which was also known as Yong in ancient times....
(甬江)
South China SeaSouth China SeaThe South China Sea is a marginal sea that is part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from the Singapore and Malacca Straits to the Strait of Taiwan of around...
- Nandu RiverNandu RiverThe Nandu River is the longest river in Hainan province, China. Its tributary is the Xinwu River. The river discharges into the Nandu River estuary in Haikou city, and then into Qiongzhou Strait.- External links :* with Chinese names and useful data*...
- Wanquan RiverWanquan RiverWanquan River is the third longest river in Hainan Island, and is 162 km long. It rises in the Five-Finger Mountain, and flows generally northeast turbulently in a narrow route through mountainous regions. About half way downstream, it enters Qionghai...
- MekongMekongThe Mekong is a river that runs through China, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. It is the world's 10th-longest river and the 7th-longest in Asia. Its estimated length is , and it drains an area of , discharging of water annually....
(湄公河) - Red River (Vietnam)Red River (Vietnam)The Red River , also known as the Sông Cái - Mother River , or Yuan River , is a river that flows from southwest China through northern Vietnam to the Gulf of Tonkin...
(红河, a.k.a. 元江) - Pearl RiverPearl River (China)The Pearl River or less commonly, the "Guangdong River" or "Canton River" etc., , is an extensive river system in southern China. The name Pearl River is usually used as a catchment term to refer to the watersheds of the Xi Jiang , the Bei Jiang , and the Dong Jiang...
(Zhu Jiang) (珠江)- BeijiangBeijiang RiverBei River is the northern tributary of the Pearl River in southern China. The other two main tributaries of the Pearl River are the Xijiang River and the Dongjiang River....
(Bei) (北江) - DongjiangDongjiang RiverThe Dong River is the eastern tributary of the Pearl River in Guangdong province, southern China. The other two main tributaries of Pearl River are Xijiang River and Beijiang River....
(Dong) (东江) - Han (韩江)
- XijiangXijiang RiverThe Xi River is the western tributary of the Pearl River in China. It is formed by the confluence of the Gui and Xun Rivers in Wuzhou, Guangxi. It then flows east through Guangdong, and enters the Pearl River Delta just east of the Lingyang Gorge in Zhaoqing. The main branch of the Xi flows...
(Xi) (西江)- Yujiang (Yu) (鬱江)
- Xunjiang (Xun) (浔江）
- QiangjiangQianjiang RiverThe Qian River is a river of China. It join the Yu River at Guiping and flows into the South China Sea....
(Qiang) (黔江)- Rongjiang (Rong)（融江）
- HongshuiHongshui RiverThe Hongshui River is a major river in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in Southern China. It is one of the main rivers in the basin of the Xi River, which in its turn is one of the main tributaries of the Pearl River....
(Red River) (红水河）- BeipanBeipan RiverBeipan River is a river in the Guizhou province, China, and part of the great Pearl River basin.-Other names:The upper reaches in Yunnan and Guizhou were once known as the Zangke River.-Course:...
(北盘江) - Nanpan (南盘江)
- BaBa River (China)The Ba River is a river in Tibet and the largest tributary of the Nyang River. It is the source of the Dadie Waterfall.-External links:*...
(灞水 or 灞河)
- Ba
- Beipan
- Qiangjiang
- GuijiangGui RiverThe Gui River is a river in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China, and a tributary of the Xi Jiang....
(Gui) (桂江)- LijiangLijiang RiverThe Li River or Lijiang River is a river in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China.-Background:The Li River originates in the Mao'er Mountains in Xing'an County and flows in the general southern direction through Guilin, Yangshuo and Pingle....
(Li) (漓江)
- Lijiang
- Beijiang
Taiwan StraitTaiwan StraitThe Taiwan Strait or Formosa Strait, formerly known as the Black Ditch, is a 180-km-wide strait separating Mainland China and Taiwan. The strait is part of the South China Sea and connects to East China Sea to the northeast...
- Min (Fujian)Minjiang River (Fujian)The Min River is a 577 km-long river in Fujian province, China. It is the largest river in Fujian, and an important water transport channel. Most of the northern and central Fujian is within its drainage area....
(闽江) - Jiulong River (九龙江)
Yellow SeaYellow SeaThe Yellow Sea is the name given to the northern part of the East China Sea, which is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean. It is located between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula. Its name comes from the sand particles from Gobi Desert sand storms that turn the surface of the water golden...
- HuaiHuai RiverThe Huai River is a major river in China. The Huai River is located about mid-way between the Yellow River and Yangtze River, the two largest rivers in China, and like them runs from west to east...
(淮河)- ShayingShaying RiverShaying River is a river of China. It is part of the Yellow Sea basin. A major tributary of the Shaying is the Yin River ....
(沙颍河) - ShiguanShiguan RiverThe Shiguan River is a tributary of the Huai River. The Shiguan River is located in the south of Henan, a central province in China....
(史灌河)
- Shaying
- Yishui (沂河)
- Jiao (胶河)
- YaluYalu RiverThe Yalu River or the Amnok River is a river on the border between North Korea and the People's Republic of China....
(鸭绿江) - Korea BayKorea BayThe Korea Bay is a northern extension of the Yellow Sea, between Liaoning Province of China and North P'yŏngan Province of North Korea.It is separated from the Bohai Sea by the Liaodong Peninsula, with Dalian at its southernmost point...
Bohai SeaBohai SeaBohai Sea , also known as Bohai Gulf, Bohai, or Bo Hai, is the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea on the coast of Northeastern and North China. It is approximately 78,000 km2 Bohai Sea , also known as Bohai Gulf, Bohai, or Bo Hai, is the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea on the coast of...
- XiaoqingXiaoqing RiverXiaoqing River is a river in Shandong Province, China. It is part of the Bohai Sea basin and empties into the Bohai Sea. The river flows through the major cities of Jinan, Zibo, Binzhou, Dongying, and Weifang. It has a total length of 216 kilometers and a drainage area of 10,336 square kilometers....
(小清河, formerly known as 济河) - Yellow RiverYellow RiverThe Yellow River or Huang He, formerly known as the Hwang Ho, is the second-longest river in China and the sixth-longest in the world at the estimated length of . Originating in the Bayan Har Mountains in Qinghai Province in western China, it flows through nine provinces of China and empties into...
(Huang He) (黃河)- DaxiaDaxia RiverThe Daxia River is a tributary of the Yellow River in southern Gansu Province in China's far west.The Daxia River starts in the northern part of Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, where its drainage basin covers large parts of Hezuo County-level City and Xiahe County...
(大峡河) - FenFen RiverThe Fen River drains the center of Shanxi Province, China. It rises in the Guancen Mountains of Ningwu County in northeast Shanxi, flows southeast into the basin of Taiyuan, and then south through the central valley of Shanxi before turning west to join the Yellow River west of Hejin. The Fen and...
(汾河) - WeiWei RiverThe Wei River is a major river in west-central China's Gansu and Shaanxi provinces. It is the largest tributary of the Yellow River and very important in the early development of Chinese civilization....
(渭河)- JingJing RiverThe Jing River or Jing He , also called Jing Shui , is a tributary of the Wei River , which in turn is the largest tributary of the Yellow River....
(泾河)
- Jing
- LuoLuo RiverLuo River may refer to:*Luo River , river in Henan, China*Luo River , river in Shaanxi, China*Lô River, river in Vietnam...
(洛河)
- Daxia
- HaiHai RiverThe Hai River , previously called Bai He , is a river in the People's Republic of China which flows through Beijing and Tianjin before emptying into the Yellow Sea at the Bohai Gulf.The Hai River at Tianjin is formed by the confluence of five rivers, the Southern Canal, Ziya...
(海河)- WeiWei River (Shandong)The Wei River of Shandong Province is a 283km long tributary of the Hai River. Beginning in the southern foothills of the Taihang Mountains in Xinxiang County of Henan Province, the Wei River meets the Grand Canal at Linqing in northwest Shandong province and more or less parallels the Yellow...
(潍河) - Zhang (漳河)
- YongdingYongding RiverThe Yongding River is a river in northern China. It is one of the main tributaries in the Hai River system and is best known as the largest river to flow through Beijing Municipality.-Geography:...
(永定河)- Sanggan RiverSanggan RiverThe Sanggan River , known in English as the Sanggan or the Sangkan River is a river in China. It is important both hydrologically and culturally. For example, the Sanggan River is referenced in a poem by Chen Tao. It is also of historical interest.-References:...
(桑干河) - Yang He (洋河)
- Sanggan River
- Wei
- LuanLuan RiverThe Luan River is a river in China. It flows northwards from its source in the province of Hebei into the province of Inner Mongolia, and then flows southeast back into Hebei to its mouth on the Bohai Sea. Its length is about 600 km. One subsidiary of the Luan River is the Yixun He, which...
(滦河) - LiaoLiao RiverThe Liao River is the principal river in northeast China . The province of Liaoning and the Liaodong Peninsula derive their names from the river....
(辽河) - Wei (卫河)
Sea of JapanSea of JapanThe Sea of Japan is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland, the Japanese archipelago and Sakhalin. It is bordered by Japan, North Korea, Russia and South Korea. Like the Mediterranean Sea, it has almost no tides due to its nearly complete enclosure from the Pacific...
- Tumen RiverTumen RiverThe Tumen River is a 521 km-long river that serves as part of the boundary between China, North Korea, and Russia, rising in Mount Baekdu and flowing into the Sea of Japan....
(图们江) - Heilong Jiang (Heilongjiang) (黑龙江)
- ErguneArgun River (Asia)Ergune or Argun is the river which is a part of the Russia–China border. Its upper reaches are known as Hailar River in China. Its length is 1,007 mi...
(海拉尔河, Hailar River) - Songhua RiverSonghua RiverThe Songhua or Sunggari River is a river in Northeast China, and is the largest tributary of the Heilong River , flowing about from Changbai Mountains through Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces. The river drains of land, and has an annual discharge of .As the Second Songhua River, it joins the...
(松花江)- Mudan River (牡丹江)
- Nen RiverNen RiverNen River or Nenjiang , or Nonni is a river in Northeast China. The Nen River flows through the northern part of Heilongjiang Province and the northeastern section of Inner Mongolia, some parts of the river forming the border between the two regions...
(嫩江)
- Ussuri RiverUssuri RiverThe Usuri ula is a river in the south of the Outer Manchuria and east of Inner Manchuria . It rises in the Sikhote-Alin range, flowing north, forming part of the Sino-Russian border based on the Sino-Russian Convention of Peking in 1860, until it joins the Amur River at Khabarovsk . It is...
- Songacha RiverSongacha RiverThe Songacha or Sungacha River is a river marking part of the border between the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China. It is a tributary of the Ussuri River, and the only outflow of Khanka Lake....
- Muling RiverMuling RiverMuling or Muren is a river in Northeast China, a left tributary of Ussuri River.Its length is 577 km long, basin area is approximately 18,500 km². Jixi and Hulin are located on Muling River....
- Songacha River
- Ergune
Tarim BasinTarim BasinThe Tarim Basin is a large endorheic basin occupying an area of about . It is located in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China's far west. Its northern boundary is the Tian Shan mountain range and its southern is the Kunlun Mountains on the northern edge of the Tibetan Plateau. The...
- Qiemo RiverQiemo RiverThe Qiemo River , also called the Cherchen or Qarqan River, runs across the Tarim Basin in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. It feeds into the Lop Nor salty marshes.- See also :* Qiemo County* Qiemo Town...
- Kaidu RiverKaidu RiverThe Kaidu River , also known under its ancient name Liusha River or Chaidu-gol is a river in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China and an important source of water for the region....
- Tarim RiverTarim RiverThe Tarim River is the principal river of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China...
- ends in the Lop Lake- Muzat RiverMuzat RiverThe Muzart River or Muzat River is a river in Aksu Prefecture of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, a left tributary of the Tarim River...
- Khotan RiverKhotan RiverThe Khotan River is formed by the union of the White Jade and Black Jade Rivers, which flow north from the Kunlun Mountains into the Taklamakan Desert in northern China. The two rivers unite towards the middle of the desert, some north of the town of Khotan...
- KarakashKarakash RiverThe Karakash or Black Jade River, also spelled Karakax , is a river in the Xinjiang autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, which lies partially in the disputed Aksai Chin region. The river originates near Sumde on the northern slopes of the Karakoram range in the Aksai Chin region of...
(Black Jade River) (黑玉江) - Yurungkash (White Jade River) (白玉江)
- Karakash
- Aksu RiverAksu River (China)The Aksu River Turkish) is a transboundary river in the Xinjiang province in China and Ak-Suu District of Issyk Kul Province of Kyrgyzstan. In Kyrgyzstan it is known as Saryjaz River . The total length of the river is 282 km, of them 197 km in Kyrgyzstan...
- Toshkan RiverToshkan RiverThe Toshkan is a river in the Tien Shan mountains in the border area between China and Kyrgyzstan. The Toshkan has its sources in the mountains south of the Kyrgyzstani city of Naryn. It then flows towards the east and into the Xinjiang province of China. It continues east, running parallel to the...
- Toshkan River
- Yarkand RiverYarkand RiverThe Yarkand River is a river in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of western China. It is one of the headstreams of the Tarim River. It is approximately 970 km in length....
- Kashgar RiverKashgar RiverThe Kashgar is a river in the Xinjiang province of the China. It has its sources in the eastern parts of the Pamir Mountains, in the border area between China and Tajikistan, and then flows eastwards, passing through the city of Kashgar, which gets its name from the river...
- Tashkurgan RiverTashkurgan RiverThe Tashkurgan River is a river in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of western China. The Tashkurgan River runs through Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County and is one of the tributaries of the Yarkand River in the Tarim Basin....
- Shaksgam RiverShaksgam RiverThe Shaksgam River is a left tributary of the Yarkand River. The river is also known as the Kelechin River and Muztagh River. It rises in the Gasherbrum, Urdok, Staghar, Singhi and Kyagar Glaciers in the Karakoram. It then flows in a general northwestern direction parallel to the Karakoram ridge...
- Kashgar River
- Muzat River
- Shule RiverShule RiverThe Shule River flows generally westwards through the Tibetan Plateau and the desert regions of northwestern China. It starts in the Qilian Mountains and stretches for some ; however, the river dries up about two-thirds of the way along its course and is lost in the Kumtag Desert, an endorheic...
- Dang River
- Lucao River
- Yulin River
- Changma River
- Karatash RiverKaratash RiverThe Karatash River , is south of Kashgar in the Kongur Tagh Range, , of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China...
See also
- Geography of ChinaGeography of ChinaChina stretches some across the East Asian landmass bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam in a changing configuration of broad plains, expansive deserts, and lofty mountain ranges, including vast areas of inhospitable terrain...
- List of rivers of Asia
- Lakes in ChinaLakes in ChinaLakes in China include:See also:*Lake Tianchi Monster-External links:**http://www.hceis.com/ChinaBasic/Lakes/Lakes%20of%20China.htm...
- List of waterways in China
External links
- Table of rivers in China with Chinese names and useful data
- Li River description, photo collection and maps