Zhang He (Shanxi)
Zhang He | ||
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location | Hebei , Henan ( PR China ) | |
River system | Hai Hey | |
Drain over | Wei He → Nan Yunhe → Hai He → Gulf of Bohai | |
Confluence of |
Qingzhang He and Zhuozhang He in a circle She 36 ° 21 '17 " N , 113 ° 52' 55" O |
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muzzle | in the Daming district in the Wei He coordinates: 36 ° 28 ′ 33 " N , 115 ° 17 ′ 12" E 36 ° 28 ′ 33 " N , 115 ° 17 ′ 12" E
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length | 466 km (including the longest source river) | |
Reservoirs flowed through | Yuecheng Reservoir | |
Big cities | Handan |
The river Zhang He ( Chinese 漳河 ) is the largest tributary of the Wei He ( 卫河 ) in the catchment area of the Hai He ( 海河 ) in China .
Its "sources" are in the southeast of Shanxi Province , the two rivers Qingzhang He ( 清 漳河 ) and Zhuozhang He ( 浊 漳河 ) unite in the southwestern area of Hebei and the river bears the name Zhang He from there. It has a total length of 466 km. In the Warring States Period was Ximen Bao from the old State Wei in the west of today's Linzhang in Hebei twelve irrigation canals Create (under the names Ximen Bao Qu or Shi'er qu Yin Zhang are known), one of the earliest Chinese hydro projects . 1960 to 1969 the hydraulic engineering project of the Red Flag Canal (Hongqi qu) was built on the upper reaches of Lin County (today's Linzhou 林 州市 ) . On its upper reaches is the Yuecheng Reservoir (Yuecheng shuiku 岳 水库 ), the source river Zhuozhang He flows through the Zhangze Reservoir (Zhangze shuiku 漳 泽 水库 ).
Web links
- Ximen Bao - English
- Yinzhang Shier Qu - English
- Ximen Bao qu 西门豹 渠 - Chinese
- Yin Zhang shi'er qu 漳 十二 渠 - Chinese