Nandu River

The Nandu River () is the longest river in Hainan Province, China. Its tributary is the Xinwu River. The river discharges into the Nandu River estuary at Haikou city, and then into Qiongzhou Strait.

The river is 314 km long, with a discharge of 6.099 billion cubic metres. It passes the major settlements of Chengmai Zhen in Chengmai County then Dingcheng in Ding'an County. The river then turns north, goes over the Longtang Dam at Longtang, a somewhat smaller town than Chengmai and Ding'an. The Nandu then goes under several bridges, such as the Nandu River Iron Bridge and Qiongzhou Bridge. Once passed the Qiongzhou Bridge, at the southern tip of Xinbu Island, the Nandu flows north along the east side of Xinbu Island and out into the sea. At the southern tip of Xinbu Island, two distributaries branch off. One is the Henggouhe Channel which runs along the west side of Xinbu Island. The other is the smaller Haidian River which flows westward, under the Haikou Century Bridge, and out into Haikou Bay.

Bridges

From Chengmai Zhen in Chengmai County at the west to its mouth at Haikou there are numerous bridges crossing the Nandu River. Some are semi-permanent and get washed out during times of high water, while other, major bridges are currently under construction. The following is a fairly comprehensive list of landmarks and bridges between Chengmai Zhen and Haikou City.

Flooding

The Nandu occasionally floods its banks. For that reason, preventative measures have been taken. For example, near Haikou and in other parts, levees were built, and flood walls were constructed on the west bank near Dingcheng.

One instance of flooding occurred at a sharp bend in the river at Bushicun village. There in August 2016, on the outside bend, as it had before, water surged and flooded onto the land. The ground there, several metres above normal river level, is strewn with rusted boat hulls from previous floods.

Gallery

Hainan - Haikou - Nandu rivermap.png, Map
Nandu River 03.jpg, Qiongzhou Bridge
Simapo Island in 2012 12.jpg, Simapo Island
Longtang Dam viewed from the east - 04.jpg, Nandu River Dam located by Longtang
Nandu_River_Iron_Bridge_-_viewed_from_the_eastern_shore_-_03.jpg, Nandu River Iron Bridge
Aerial_photograph_of_Xinbu_Island_-_panoramio.jpg, End of Nandu river flowing around Xinbu Island (right) into Qiongzhou Strait (left)

See also

*List of rivers in China
*Haikou Nandu River Water Diversion Project

References

External links

Table of rivers in China
with Chinese names and useful data

Kayaking in Haikou's Nandu River

{{China Rivers

Rivers of Hainan