Xinqiang He
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| location | Hunan ( PR China ) | |
| River system | Yangtze River | |
| Drain over | Xiang Jiang (Dongting Lake) → Yangtze River → East China Sea | |
| muzzle | in the Dongting Sea coordinates: 29 ° 11 ′ 40 " N , 113 ° 3 ′ 20" E 29 ° 11 ′ 40 " N , 113 ° 3 ′ 20" E
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| length | 108 km | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Tieshan dam | |
The Xinqiang He River ( Chinese 新 牆 河 / 新 墙 河 , Pinyin Xīnqiáng Hé ) in northeast Hunan is a tributary of the Dongting Lake , which in turn flows into the Yangtze River . Its mouth into the lake is in Yueyang County .
In September 2006, the river was poisoned with arsenic in a chemical accident . This has jeopardized the drinking water supply of 80,000 people in Yueyang County .
Individual evidence
- ↑ China: Arsenic poisons the drinking water of 80,000 people. Hamburger Morgenpost , September 10, 2006, accessed on October 26, 2014 .