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This is a list of rivers ( or ) on
Taiwan Island
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is an island country located in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan, formerly known in the Western political circles, press and literature as Formosa, makes up 99% of the land area of the territorie ...
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Republic of China
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Dongshan River - Yilan County -
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Lanyang River
The Lanyang River () is a river in northeast Taiwan.
Geology
The river flows through Yilan County for 73 kilometers. It has a drainage basin area of 978 km2 with maximum peak flow of 5,420 m3/s.
See also
*List of rivers in Taiwan
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Yilan River
The Yilan River () is a tributary of the Lanyang River in Yilan County, northeast Taiwan. It flows through Yilan for 25 kilometers.
Fauna
Three turtle species occur in the Yilan River: the native Chinese stripe-necked turtle and yellow pond ...
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Qingshui River - Yilan County -
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Luodong River - Yilan County -
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Shuang River - New Taipei City -
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Tamsui River
The Tamsui River (alternatively Danshui River, ) is third longest river in Taiwan after Zhuoshui River and Gaoping River, with a total length of , flowing through Hsinchu County, Taoyuan, Taipei and New Taipei City. It is located in northern p ...
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New Taipei City
New Taipei City is a special municipality located in northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 3,974,683 as of 2022, making it the most populous city of Taiwan, and also the second largest special municipality by area, be ...
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Taoyuan City
Taoyuan () is a special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality of the Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan) located in northwestern Taiwan, neighboring New Taipei City to the north-east, Yilan County, Taiwan, Yilan County to the south-e ...
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Taipei City
Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the Capital city, capital and a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality of the Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Regions of Taiwan, Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of t ...
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Keelung River
The Keelung River () is a river in northern Taiwan.
The Keelung River originates in the mountains west-northwest of the town of Jingtong in Pingxi District, New Taipei City, flows down to a rift valley and then flows ENE to Sandiaoling. Then i ...
- New Taipei City, Taipei City,
Keelung City
Keelung () or Jilong () (; Hokkien POJ: '), officially known as Keelung City, is a major port city situated in the northeastern part of Taiwan. The city is a part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, along with its neighbors, New Taipe ...
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Xindian River
The Xindian River (or Xindian Creek) () is a river in northern Taiwan. It flows through New Taipei and the capital Taipei for .
Overview
The Xindian River is one of the three major tributaries into the Tamsui River. Its main tributary is the B ...
- New Taipei City, Taipei City -
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Jingmei River
The Jingmei River () is a major tributary of the Xindian River, which itself is a major tributary of the Tamsui River, Taiwan. It is located between the Taipei Basin and Beishi River basin and flows through New Taipei City and the capital Taipei C ...
- New Taipei City, Taipei City -
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Beishi River
The Beishi River () is a river in northern Taiwan. It flows through New Taipei City and Yilan County for . It is one of tributaries of Xindian River. The river is impounded by the Fetsui Reservoir in Shiding District, New Taipei City. The Beishi ...
- New Taipei City, Yilan County -
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Nanshi River
The Nanshi River (; DT: Lamsiw kev) is a river in Taiwan. The river is governed by Water Management Office of Taipei City Government overseen by the Water Resources Agency.
Geography
The river flows through Wulai District and Xindian District o ...
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Dahan River
The Dahan River (, also spelled Tahan) is a river in northern Taiwan. It originates in Hsinchu County and then flows through Taoyuan City and New Taipei City for 135 km, before it joins Xindian River in Taipei to form the Tamshui River. T ...
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Sanxia River
The Sanxia River () is a tributary of the Dahan River in New Taipei City, northern Taiwan.依三峽鎮志第一章《地理》總計三峽溪幹流長約二八·五公里,較日治時期二三公里增長四公里餘,蓋河道變遷, ...
- New Taipei City -
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Nankan River
The Nankan River () is a river in northern Taiwan. It flows through Taoyuan City
Taoyuan () is a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in northwestern Taiwan, neighboring New Taipei City to the north-east, Yi ...
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Fengshan River
The Fengshan River () is a river in northern Taiwan
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Touqian River
The Touqian River () is a river in northern Taiwan
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Houlong River
The Houlong River () is a river in northwestern Taiwan. It flows through Miaoli County for 58 kilometers.
Bridges
* Xindong Bridge
See also
*List of rivers in Taiwan
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Da'an River - Miaoli County,
Taichung City
Taichung (, Wade–Giles: ''Tʻai²-chung¹'', pinyin: ''Táizhōng''), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality located in central Taiwan. Taichung has approximately 2.8 million residents and is the second most populous city of Tai ...
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Fanziliao River
The Fanziliao River () is a small river in Miaoli County, Taiwan.
See also
*List of rivers in Taiwan
References
Rivers of Taiwan
Landforms of Miaoli County
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Dajia River
Dajia River () is the fifth-longest river in Taiwan located in the north-central of the island. It flows through Taichung City for 142 km.
The sources of the Dajia are: Hsuehshan and Nanhu Mountain in the Central Mountain Range. The Dajia R ...
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Dadu River
The Dadu River (), known in Tibetan as the Gyelmo Ngul Chu, is a major river located primarily in Sichuan province, southwestern China. The Dadu flows from the eastern Tibetan Plateau into the Sichuan Basin where it joins with the Min River, a t ...
(also known as the Wu or Black River) - Taichung City,
Changhua County
Changhua County (Mandarin Pinyin: ''Zhānghuà Xiàn''; Wade-Giles: ''Chang¹-hua⁴ Hsien⁴''; Hokkien POJ: ''Chiang-hòa-koān'' or ''Chiong-hòa-koān'') is the smallest county on the main island of Taiwan by area, and the fourth smallest ...
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Nantou County
Nantou County (; Hokkien POJ: ''Lâm-tâu-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Nàm-thèu-yen'') is the second largest county of Taiwan by area, located in the central part of the country. It is also the only non-coastal county in Taiwan. Its name derives fro ...
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Maoluo River
The Maoluo River () is a tributary of the Wu River (Dadu River) in Taiwan. It is the main tributary on the left bank of the Wu River. Originating from the Jialishan Range, it flows east of the Bagua Plateau through Nantou County, Changhua County, ...
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Nankang River - Taichung City -
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Zhuoshui River
The Zhuoshui River, also spelled Choshui or Jhuoshuei River, () is the longest river in Taiwan. It flows from its source in Nantou County up to the western border of the county, subsequently forming the border between Yunlin County and Changhua ...
- Nantou County, Changhua County,
Yunlin County
Yunlin County (Mandarin pinyin: ''Yúnlín Xiàn''; Taigi POJ: ''Hûn-lîm-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Yùn-lìm-yen'') is a county in western Taiwan. Yunlin County borders the Taiwan Strait to the west, Nantou County to the east, Changhua County t ...
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Qingshui River - Taichung 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 ...
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Tainan City
Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a 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" for its over 200 years of hist ...
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Shuili River - Taichung City -
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Wanta River The Wanda River, also spelled Wanta River () is a river in Taiwan. It flows through Taichung for 37 km.
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*List of rivers in Taiwan
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Kashe River - Nantou County -
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Beigang River
The Beigang River, formerly known as the Pakan from its Hokkien pronunciation, is a river in Taiwan named for Beigang, a port 20 kilometres from its mouth. It flows through Yunlin and Chiayi counties for 82 km.
At the river mouth, lies the ...
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Tahukou River
The Tahukou River () is a river in Yunlin County, Taiwan. It is a tributary of Huwei River, which itself is a tributary Beigang River.
See also
*List of rivers in Taiwan
This is a list of rivers ( or ) on Taiwan Island in the Republic of ...
- Yunlin County -
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Sandie River
The Sandie River () is a tributary of Beigang River in Chiayi County, Taiwan
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Puzi River
The Puzi River () is a river in Taiwan. It flows through 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 ...
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Bazhang River
The Bazhang River, also spelled Pachang River, () is a river in Taiwan. It flows through Chiayi City, Chiayi County and Tainan City for 81 km.
History
On July 22, 2000, the Bazhang River experienced extreme flooding. Four workers on a riv ...
- Chiayi County, Tainan City -
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Touqian River
The Touqian River () is a river in northern Taiwan
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Jishui River
The Jishui River () is a river in Taiwan
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Guichong River - Tainan City -
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Baishui River
The Baishui River () is a short tributary of the Yangtze River in Yunnan Province, China
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(白水溪) - Tainan City -
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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 ...
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Houku River
The Houku River (), also known as the Houjue River or Houjue Creek, is a river of southern Taiwan, and a tributary of the Zengwen River. The river drains an area of in parts of Tainan, Chiayi County, and Kaohsiung City. The Nanhua Dam on the r ...
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Yanshui River - Tainan City -
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Erren River - Tainan City, Kaohsiung City -
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Agongdian River - Kaohsiung City -
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Fengshan River
The Fengshan River () is a river in northern Taiwan
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Dianbao River - Kaohsiung City -
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Gaoping River
The Gaoping River, also spelled Kaoping River (), is the second longest river in Taiwan after Zhuoshui River with a total length of . It is located on the southern part of the island, flowing through Pingtung County and Kaohsiung City. It is the l ...
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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 . Kaohs ...
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Pingtung County
Pingtung County is a county located in southern Taiwan. It has a warm tropical monsoon climate and is known for its agriculture and tourism. Kenting National Park, Taiwan's oldest national park, is located in the county. The county seat is Pin ...
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Qishan River
The Qishan River () or Nanzixian River () is a tributary of the Gaoping River in Taiwan. It flows through Chiayi County, Kaohsiung City, and Pingtung County for 117 km.
Bridges
* Jiaxian Bridge
See also
*List of rivers in Taiwan
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Ailiao River
The Ailiao River () is a tributary of the Gaoping River in Taiwan. It flows through Kaohsiung City and Pingtung County for 68.5 km.
See also
*List of rivers in Taiwan
This is a list of rivers ( or ) on Taiwan Island in the Republic of ...
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Wuluo River - Pingtung County
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Laonong River - Kaohsiung City -
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Zhuokou River
The Zhuokou River, also spelled Chokou River or Jhuokou River (), is a tributary of the Laonong River, which in turn is a tributary of the Gaoping River, the main stream of this major river system in southwestern Taiwan. It flows through the Ta ...
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Donggang River
The Donggang River () is a river in Taiwan. It flows through Pingtung County for 44 km.
Bridges
* Jinde Bridge
See also
*List of rivers in Taiwan
This is a list of rivers ( or ) on Taiwan Island in the Republic of China which are ov ...
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Linbian River
The Linbian River () is a river in Taiwan. It flows through Pingtung County for 42 km.
Transportation
The river is accessible within walking distance South East from Linbian Station of Taiwan Railways Administration
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Beinan River
The Beinan River () is a river in Taiwan
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Xiuguluan River
The Xiuguluan River () is the eighth-longest river in Taiwan with a total length of . It is located in the southeastern part of the island. It flows through the Huadong Valley before emptying into the Pacific Ocean in Fengbin, Hualien.
Overvie ...
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Hualien County
Hualien County (Mandarin Wade–Giles: Hua¹-lien² Hsien⁴; Pīnyīn: ''Huālián Xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Hoa-lian-koān'' or ''Hoa-liân-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Fâ-lièn-yen''; Amis: ''Kalingko'') is a county on the east coast of Taiwan. It ...
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Fuyuan River - Hualien County -
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Fengping River
The Fengping River () is a tributary of the Xiuguluan River in Taiwan. It flows through Hualien County for 19 km before joining Xiuguluan River in Yuli, Hualien.
See also
*List of rivers in Taiwan
This is a list of rivers ( or ) on Ta ...
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Lekuleku River
The Lakulaku River (), also called Lekuleku River or Lele River (樂樂溪), is a tributary of the Xiuguluan River in Taiwan. It flows through Hualien County for before joining Xiuguluan River in Yuli, Hualien.
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Hualien River - Hualien County -
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Mukua River - Hualien County -
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Shoufeng River - Hualien County -
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Wanli River
The Wanli River () is a tributary of the Hualien River in Taiwan. It flows through Hualien County
Hualien County ( Mandarin Wade–Giles: Hua¹-lien² Hsien⁴; Pīnyīn: ''Huālián Xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Hoa-lian-koān'' or ''Hoa-liân-ko ...
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Geography of Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is an island country located in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan, formerly known in the Western political circles, press and literature as Formosa, makes up 99% of the land area of the territori ...
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List of mountains in Taiwan
The island of Taiwan has the largest number and density of high mountains in the world. This article summarizes the list of mountains that is under the Republic of China's territorial jurisdiction.
There are 268 mountain peaks over above sea ...
External links
Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs - Let's look at rivers (經濟部水利署-讓我們看河去)traditional Chinese)
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Taiwan's Major Rivers
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Taiwan
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Rivers
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...