Jiulong Jiang
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Jiulong Jiang Zhangzhou He |
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 The Jiulong Jiang and the Yingtan-Xiamen Railway near Hua'an |
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| location | Fujian , PR China | |
| River system | Jiulong Jiang | |
| source | in the central mountain range of Fujian | |
| muzzle | between Longhai and Xiamen in the Taiwan Strait Coordinates: 24 ° 25 '39 " N , 117 ° 53' 52" E 24 ° 25 '39 " N , 117 ° 53' 52" E
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| length | 285 km | |
| Catchment area | 14,751 km² | |
| Outflow at the Punan gauge |
NNQ (1963) MQ HHQ (1975) |
161 m³ / s 260 m³ / s 440 m³ / s |
The Jiulong Jiang ( Chinese 九龙江 , Pinyin Jiǔlóng Jiang - "Nine Dragon River"), also Zhangzhou River ( Chinese 漳州 河 , Pinyin Zhāngzhōu Hé ) is a river in the southeast Chinese province of Fujian . It is the second largest river in the province after the Min Jiang .
The Jiulong River has a length of 285 kilometers and an area of influence of 14,751 square kilometers. It rises in the central mountain range of Fujian. With the Bei Xi and the Xi Xi, it has two major tributaries. On its way to the sea it flows through Longyan , Zhangping , Hua'an and Zhangzhou . Its confluence with the Taiwan Strait is between Longhai and Xiamen . Its catchment area is almost entirely above the Zhangzhou plain.
At the measuring point on Bei Xi des Jiulong Jiang near Punan , an annual average of 260 cubic meters of water flowed off per second. The highest value so far was determined in 1975 with 440 cubic meters per second, the lowest value in 1963 with 161 cubic meters per second. Three quarters of the water flows away in the spring and summer months. In June, 21.7% of the total annual volume flows through the measuring point, compared to 2.6% in January.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c 刘学沛: 福建省 志 地理 志 . 1st edition. 方志 出版社, 北京 2001, ISBN 7-80122-612-7 , pp. 93 (Chinese).
- ↑ a b 刘学沛: 福建省 志 地理 志 . 1st edition. 方志 出版社, 北京 2001, ISBN 7-80122-612-7 , pp. 97 (Chinese).
- ↑ a b 刘学沛: 福建省 志 地理 志 . 1st edition. 方志 出版社, 北京 2001, ISBN 7-80122-612-7 , pp. 94 (Chinese).