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Dongshan River The Dongshan River () is a river in northeast Taiwan. It flows through Yilan County for 24 kilometers. Facilities The riverside is equipped with a bicycle path. See also * List of rivers in Taiwan * National Center for Traditional Arts R ...

- Yilan County - * Lanyang River - Yilan County - **

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 ...

- Yilan County - ** Qingshui River - Yilan County - ** Luodong River - Yilan County - *

Shuang River The Shuang River () is a river in Taiwan. It flows through the eponymous Shuangxi District and Gongliao District in eastern New Taipei City New Taipei City is a special municipality located in northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estima ...

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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 ...

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, b ...

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, Yilan County to the south-east, and Hsinchu County to the south-west. Taoyuan Distr ...

Taipei City Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the ...

Hsinchu County Hsinchu County (Wade–Giles: ''Hsin¹-chu²'') is a county in north-western Taiwan. The population of the county is mainly Hakka; with a Taiwanese aboriginal minority in the southeastern part of the county. Zhubei is the county capital, wher ...

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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 ...

- 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 Tai ...

- ** Xindian River - New Taipei City, Taipei City - ***

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 ...

- New Taipei City, Taipei City - *** Beishi River - New Taipei City, Yilan County - *** Nanshi River - New Taipei City - **

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. Th ...

(Takekan River) - New Taipei City, Taoyuan City, Hsinchu County - ***

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Nankan River The Nankan River () is a river in northern Taiwan. It flows through Taoyuan City for 31 km. See also *List of rivers in Taiwan This is a list of rivers ( or ) on Taiwan Island in the Republic of China which are over : * Dongshan Ri ...

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Fengshan River The Fengshan River () is a river in northern Taiwan. It flows through Hsinchu County Hsinchu County (Wade–Giles: ''Hsin¹-chu²'') is a county in north-western Taiwan. The population of the county is mainly Hakka; with a Taiwanese aborigi ...

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Touqian River The Touqian River () is a river in northern Taiwan. It flows through Hsinchu County Hsinchu County (Wade–Giles: ''Hsin¹-chu²'') is a county in north-western Taiwan. The population of the county is mainly Hakka; with a Taiwanese aboriginal ...

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Miaoli County Miaoli County ( Mandarin Pinyin: ''miáo lì xiàn''; Hakka PFS: ''Mèu-li̍t-yen''; Hokkien POJ: ''Biâu-le̍k-koān'' or ''Miâu-le̍k-koān'') is a county in western Taiwan. Miaoli is adjacent with Hsinchu County and Hsinchu City to the n ...

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Da'an River The Da'an River () is a river in northwestern Taiwan. It is the seventh-longest river on the island, it flows through Miaoli County and Taichung City for . It reaches the Taiwan Strait between the Dajia District and Da'an District, Taichung. The ...

- 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 ...

- * Fanziliao River - Miaoli County * Dajia River - Taichung City - *

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 smal ...

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, ...

- Taichung City, Changhua County, Nantou County - ** Nankang River - Taichung City - *

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 ...

- ** 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 wa ...

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 h ...

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Shuili River The Shuili or Shueili River () is a river in Nantou County, Taiwan. Geology It flows through Nantou County for 19 km and is the tributary for Zhuoshui River. Power generation The river passes through the Minghu Dam and Mingtan Dam in ...

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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. See also *List of rivers in Taiwan This is a list of rivers ( or ) on Taiwan Island in the Republic of China which are over : *Don ...

- Taichung City - ** Kashe River - Nantou County - *

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 ...

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Sandie River The Sandie River () is a tributary of Beigang River in 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 th ...

- Chiayi County - * Puzi River - Chiayi County - * Bazhang River - Chiayi County, Tainan City - **

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Jishui River The Jishui River () is a river in Taiwan. It flows through Tainan City for 65 km. See also *List of rivers in Taiwan This is a list of rivers ( or ) on Taiwan Island in the Republic of China which are over : * Dongshan River - Yilan ...

- Tainan City - ** Guichong River - Tainan City - **

Baishui River The Baishui River () is a short tributary of the Yangtze River in Yunnan Province, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by populati ...

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Zengwen River The Zengwen River is the fourth longest river in Taiwan after the Zhuoshui River, Gaoping, and Tamsui, with a total length of about . It flows through Tainan and Chiayi County.It is located in the southwestern part of the island. Names ''Zén ...

- Chiayi County, Tainan City, Tainan City - **

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 ...

– Nantou County, Tainan City - * Yanshui River - Tainan City - * Erren River - Tainan City, Kaohsiung City - *

Agongdian River The Agongdian River () is a river in Taiwan. Name Indigenous people who resided in the area called it Agongtoan. Min Chinese speakers from Fujian changed the pronunciation to "a-kong tiàm" (grandpa's shop), and used it for both Gangshan Distric ...

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- Kaohsiung City - * Dianbao River - Kaohsiung City - * Gaoping River -

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 . Ka ...

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 Pi ...

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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 This ...

- Kaohsiung City, Pingtung County - ** Ailiao River - Kaohsiung City, Pingtung County - ** Wuluo River - Pingtung County ** Laonong River - Kaohsiung City - *** Zhuokou River - Kaohsiung City - * Donggang River - Pingtung County - *

Linbian River The Linbian River () is a river in Taiwan. It flows through 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, ...

- Pingtung County - * Beinan River - Taitung County - *

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. Overvi ...

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. I ...

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Fuyuan River The Fuyuan River () is a tributary of the Xiuguluan River in Taiwan. Originating from the Dan Mountain, it flows through Hualien County for 28 km (passing through Fuyuan National Forest Recreation Area) before joining Xiuguluan River in Rui ...

- Hualien County - ** Fengping River - Hualien County - ** Lekuleku River - Hualien County - *

Hualien River The Hualian River, also spelled Hualien River, () is a river in Taiwan. It flows through Hualien County for . The Hai'an Range starts at the mouth of the river. Tributaries There are five major tributaries, listed here from mouth to source: * Mu ...

- Hualien County - ** Mukua River - Hualien County - **

Shoufeng River The Shoufeng River, also spelled Shoufong 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: ''Ho ...

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Wanli River The Wanli River () is a tributary of the Hualien River in Taiwan. It flows through Hualien County for 53 km before joining the Hualien River in Fenglin, Hualien. See also *List of rivers in Taiwan This is a list of rivers ( or ) on Ta ...

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