Fen He
| Fen He | ||
 Location of the Fen He |
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| location | Shanxi ( PR China ) | |
| River system | Yellow River | |
| Drain over | Yellow River → Yellow Sea | |
| Headwaters | at Ningwu 38 ° 38 ′ 3 " N , 112 ° 23 ′ 16" E |
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| Source height | approx. 2000 m | |
| muzzle | in the Yellow River coordinates: 35 ° 15 ′ 47 " N , 110 ° 23 ′ 28" E 35 ° 15 ′ 47 " N , 110 ° 23 ′ 28" E
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| length | 694 km | |
| Catchment area | 39,417 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Shizi , Liulin | |
| Right tributaries | Lan He , Tunlan , Dachuan | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Fen-He dam | |
| Big cities | Taiyuan | |
| Medium-sized cities | Houma , Linfen | |
| Small towns | Gujiao , Ningwu | |
 Fen He in Taiyuan |
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The Fen He ( Chinese 汾河 , Pinyin Fén Hé ) or Fen Shui ( 汾水 , Fén Shuǐ ) is next to the Wei He the most important tributary of the Yellow River ( Huang He ), which then flows into the Gulf of Bohai .
The Fen He flows through Shanxi Province and its capital, Taiyuan .
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