The Red River system is a network of rivers surrounding the main river -
Red River in
North Vietnam. These branches of the system contribute to or receive water from Red River. Red River system, joining with the
Thái Bình river system
The Thái Bình river system is one of the two major river systems in the Red River Delta, Vietnam. (the other one is the Red River system). The system consists of 8 rivers flowing in northern Vietnam. This system joining with Red River system cre ...
in the northeast, creates the
Red River Delta - the second largest
delta
Delta commonly refers to:
* Delta (letter) (Δ or δ), a letter of the Greek alphabet
* River delta, at a river mouth
* D (NATO phonetic alphabet: "Delta")
* Delta Air Lines, US
* Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19
Delta may also re ...
in
Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...
. Because of the close relation between Red River system and Thái Bình river system, the two system are known as the common name ''Red and Thai Binh rivers system''. Alluvium of the Red River system creates the central and south Red River Delta. Two banks of the rivers are protected by a great dyke system.
Rivers of the system
*Main river:
Red River
*Confluences:
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Da River
The Black River, (, from the Tai language ''Da'' meaning "dark-brown") also known upstream as the Lixian River in China, is a river located in China and northwestern Vietnam.
Course
Its source is in Yunnan province of China. From China, the r ...
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Lô River
The Lô River ( vi, Sông Lô) is a major river of Vietnam. It flows through Hà Giang Province, Tuyên Quang Province and Phú Thọ Province for 470 kilometres and has a basin area of 39,000 km² and originates in Yunnan, China.World an ...
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*Besides that, confluences of another river -
River Đáy, a river starts from mountainous area of
Hòa Bình and
Ninh Bình
Ninh Bình () is a small city in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. It is the capital of Ninh Bình Province.
Geography
Ninh Bình Province is located in northern Vietnam comprising 48 square kilometres; the 2007 city population was 130,517 ...
provinces, including Bôi river, Hoàng Long river, Vạc river although not contribute water to Red River, but for several reasons, they are still considered as Red River confluences.
*Branches:
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River Đáy'' and its branches
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Nhuệ River''
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Đuống River
The Đuống River ( vi, Sông Đuống), also known as the Thiên Đức River, is a river of Vietnam. It flows for through Bắc Ninh Province and Hanoi
Hanoi or Ha Noi ( or ; vi, Hà Nội ) is the capital and second-largest city of Vie ...
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Phủ Lý River'' (or Châu Giang River)
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Luoc River'' linking Red River with Thái Bình River
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Trà Lý River'', flowing eastward through Thái Bình Province
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Diêm Hộ River''
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Ninh Cơ River'' flowing southward through Nam Định Province
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Nam Định River''
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So River''
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Lân River''
River mouth
*Ba Lat, main river mouth, located in the border between
Thái Bình
Thái Bình City () is a city in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. It is the capital of Thái Bình Province. The city is located 110 km from Hanoi. The city area is 67.7 square km, with a population of 210,000 people (2006).
History
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provinces and
Nam Định provinces
*Diêm Hộ, Trà Lý, Lân (Thái Bình Province)
*So, Lach Giang (Nam Định Province)
*Đáy, located in the border between
Ninh Bình
Ninh Bình () is a small city in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. It is the capital of Ninh Bình Province.
Geography
Ninh Bình Province is located in northern Vietnam comprising 48 square kilometres; the 2007 city population was 130,517 ...
and Nam Định provinces.
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