The Houku River (), also known as the Houjue River or Houjue Creek, is a river of southern
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
, and a tributary of the
Zengwen River
The Zengwen River is the fourth longest river in Taiwan after the Zhuoshui River, Gaoping River, Gaoping, and Tamsui River, Tamsui, with a total length of about . It flows through Tainan and Chiayi County.It is located in the southwestern part of ...
. The river drains an area of in parts of
Tainan
Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality in southern Taiwan facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and also commonly known as the "Capital City" ...
,
Chiayi County
Chiayi County (Mandarin pinyin: ''jiā yì xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Ka-gī-koān'') is a county in southwestern Taiwan surrounding but not including Chiayi City. It is the sixth largest county in Taiwan.
Name
The former Chinese placename was ...
, and
Kaohsiung City
Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsiu ...
. The
Nanhua Dam
Nanhua Dam (), originally named Houjie Dam (), is a dam across the Houku River, a tributary of the Zengwen River in southern Taiwan. Located at Nanhua District, Tainan, the dam was built to provide municipal water to Tainan and Kaohsiung City and ...
on the river is a major source of drinking water for metropolitan Kaohsiung.
See also
*
List of rivers of Taiwan
This is a list of rivers ( or ) on Taiwan Island in the Republic of China which are over :
* Dongshan River - Yilan County -
*Lanyang River - Yilan County -
**Yilan River - Yilan County -
** Qingshui River - Yilan County -
** Luodong Ri ...