White Jade River

Yurungkash River White Jade River, Baiyu River
File:Collecting jade in the White Jade River near Khotan.jpg Collecting jade in the White Jade River near Khotan in 2011
Native name	يورۇڭقاش دەرياسى (Uyghur) 玉龙喀什河 (Chinese)
Physical characteristics
Source	Kunlun Mountains
• coordinates
Mouth	Hotan River
• coordinates
Basin size	14,575 km2 (5,627 mi2)
Discharge
• average	72.3 cubic metres per second (2,550 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Hotan→ Tarim→ Taitema Lake

White Jade River
Uyghur name
Uyghur	يورۇڭقاش دەرياسى‎
Transcriptions Latin Yëziqi Yorungqash deryasi Yengi Yeziⱪ Yorungⱪax dəryasi Siril Yëziqi Йоруңқаш дәряси
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	玉龍喀什河
Simplified Chinese	玉龙喀什河
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin yùlóng kāshí hé
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese	白玉河
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin báiyù Hé Wade–Giles Pai2-yü4 Ho2 IPA [pǎɪŷ xɤ̌]

The White Jade River is a river in southern Xinjiang, China.

The head waters of the river rise in the Kunlun Mountains, in the area of Aksai Chin in Kashmir in the Togatax area (). The river flows east for some 200 km and then north for another 200 km before passing through Khotan, China (). In Khotan, the river has yielded white river rocks which are also known as nephrite jade.

North of Khotan, it eventually dries up in the Taklamakan Desert, its seasonal bed joined by that of the Black Jade River (Karakash River) near Koxlax (some 200 km north of Khotan, ), from where it continues north as the Hotan River, which flows into the Tarim River. The river drains an area of 14,575 km² (5,627 mi²) and has a discharge of 72.3 cubic metres per second (2,550 cu ft/s).

Roads

• China local highway S216 follows the river from Khotan to .
• Keriyadavan Road from Akqik (some segments under construction) crosses Kunlun mountains and follows the river from to .

Gallery

• Yurungkash River near Hotan (2017).
  Yurungkash River near Hotan (2017).
• Map including White Jade River (labelled as Yurungkash R (Khotan)) (RGS, early 20th century)
  Map including White Jade River (labelled as Yurungkash R (Khotan)) (RGS, early 20th century)
• Map including the northern section of the White Jade River (labeled as Yü-lung-ha-shih Ho) and surrounding region (USATC, 1971)[a]
  Map including the northern section of the White Jade River (labeled as Yü-lung-ha-shih Ho) and surrounding region (USATC, 1971)
• Map including the southern section of the White Jade River (labeled as Yurung Kash) and surrounding region (AMS, 1950)[b]
  Map including the southern section of the White Jade River (labeled as Yurung Kash) and surrounding region (AMS, 1950)
• Map including the White Jade River (labeled as Ywungkax He (Yü-lung-k'o-shih Ho)) and surrounding region) (DMA, 1980)[c]
  Map including the White Jade River (labeled as Ywungkax He (Yü-lung-k'o-shih Ho)) and surrounding region) (DMA, 1980)

See also

• List of rivers of China

External links

• Khotan River formed by confluence White Jade and Black Jade Rivers, China (with image)
• Moyu-Hetian Highway (G3012) project ... - also includes construction of Yurungkash River Grand Bridge near Hetian, Xinjiang, China.