The Jin River is a left-bank
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
of the
Xiang River
The Xiang River is the chief river of the Lake Dongting drainage system of the middle Yangtze, the largest river in Hunan Province, China. It is the 2nd largest tributary (after Min River) in terms of surface runoff, the 5th largest tributar ...
located in
Changsha
Changsha (; ; ; Changshanese pronunciation: (), Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is the capital and the largest city of Hunan Province of China. Changsha is the 17th most populous city in China with a population of over 10 million, an ...
,
Hunan
Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to ...
Province
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.
The Jin River is a minor river, approximately 65km in length. It drains a small section of eastern Hunan, between the
Lianshui River The Lianshui River (), also known as Luoma River () or Ganxi River (), is a left-bank tributary in the middle reaches of the Xiang River in Hunan. The river rises in Pingshang Town () of Xinshao County. Its main stream runs generally west to east t ...
and
Wei River on the western side of the lower Xiang. It has 10 main tributaries, such as Huoshan (), Shiban (), Shili (), and Lijiaba (). It passes through three towns, listed from upstream to downstream: Datunying Township, Daolin Town, and Yutan Town.
See also
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Other Jin Rivers of China
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Rivers of China
This incomplete list of rivers that flow through China is organized according to the body of water into which each river empties, beginning with the Sea of Okhotsk in the northeast, moving clockwise on a map and ending with the Arctic Ocean.
Se ...
References
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Rivers of Changsha
Geography of Ningxiang