Coordinates: 23°50′26″N 120°14′19″E / 23.84056°N 120.23861°E / 23.84056; 120.23861

Zhuoshui River

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Zhuoshui River
File:Zhuoshui River, Nantou County (Taiwan).jpg
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Native name濁水溪 (Chinese)
Location
CountryRepublic of China
ProvinceTaiwan
CountiesChanghua, Chiayi, Nantou, Yunlin
Physical characteristics
SourceWushe River (霧社)
 • locationHehuanshan East Peak, Nantou County
Mouth 
 • location
Between Changhua County and Yunlin County
 • coordinates
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Length203 km (126 mi)
Basin size3,155.21 km2 (1,218.23 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average164.8 m3/s (5,820 cu ft/s)
 • maximum14,000 m3/s (490,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftChingshui River, Chenyoulan River, Kashe River, and others
 • rightShuili River, and others
BridgesXiluo Bridge
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The Xiluo Bridge over the Zhuoshui River
File:Zhuoshui River Source.jpg
The source of the Zhuoshui River at Wuling in Hehuanshan

The Zhuoshui River (Chinese: 濁水溪[a]), also spelled Choshui or Jhuoshuei River, is the longest river in Taiwan,[1] with a total length of 203 km (126 mi).[2] 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. The river serves as an unofficial boundary between the north and south of Taiwan.[3][4][5]

The river is dammed in its upper reaches by the Wushe and Wujie Dams, and further downstream by the Jiji Weir. In recent years, the environment surrounding the river has been seriously degraded both by the construction of a dam across the river at Jiji and by the ongoing activities of the concrete industry.[citation needed]

Tributaries

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Bridges

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hanyu Pinyin: Zhuóshuǐ Xī; Tongyong Pinyin: Jhuóshuěi Si; Wade–Giles: Cho2-shui3 Hsi1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lô-chúi-khoe

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