Beipan Jiang
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Beipan Jiang 北 盘 江 |
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 Pearl River (Zhu Jiang) river network; Beipan top left. |
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| location | Guizhou , Yunnan ( PR China ) | |
| River system | Pearl river | |
| Drain over | Hongshui He → Qian Jiang → Xun Jiang → Xi Jiang → (partly Pearl River) → South China Sea | |
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Nanpan Jiang to Hongshui He Coordinates: 24 ° 57 ′ 22 " N , 106 ° 8 ′ 28" E 24 ° 57 ′ 22 " N , 106 ° 8 ′ 28" E
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| length | 444 km | |
| Catchment area | 26,600 km² | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Guangzhao Dam , Dongqing Dam | |
 Beipanjiang, Beipan Jiang Guanxing Highway Bridge 2011 |
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The river Beipan River ( Chinese 北盤江 / 北盘江 , Pinyin Beipanjiang ) rises at the western foot of Maxiong Shan 马雄山 in Xuanwei in southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan , flows through the county Wangmo in the province of Guizhou and unites with the nanpan river 南 盘 江 to the Hongshui He 红 水河 , the left tributary of the West River (Xi Jiang 西江 ).
One of its tributaries is the famous Huangguoshu Waterfall . The main stream of the Beipan Jiang has a length of 444 km, its catchment area is 26,600 square kilometers. It flows through a limestone area with many underground cavities.
It has been dammed in the Guangzhao Dam and the Dongqing Dam since 2008 and 2010, respectively .
Web links
- Beipanjiang Bridge - YouTube
References and footnotes
- ↑ Cihai ("Sea of Words"), Shanghai cishu chubanshe, Shanghai 2002, ISBN 7-5326-0839-5 , p. 84