The Xindian River (or Xindian Creek) () is a river in northern

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. It flows through

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and the capital

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for .

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The Xindian River is one of the three major

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into the

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 ...

. Its main tributary is the Beishi River which originates in

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at an elevation of . The

Feitsui Dam Feicui Dam () is a double curvature concrete arch dam on the Beishi River in Shiding District, New Taipei, Taiwan, forming Feicui Reservoir (). The dam is located in Shiding District, New Taipei City, and is usually misunderstood as the pri ...

spans the Beishi southeast of Taipei. It flows west past Xindian before merging with the

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 ...

; it is at this point that it becomes "Xindian River". It then turns north and merges with the

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 ...

, before finally merging with the

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 ...

and feeding into the Tamsui River. The river is one of the main sources for drinking water in Taipei City. According to the Taipei City Running Water Center, over 4 million Taipei residents obtain 97% of their drinking water from the river. The first bridge over the river was constructed in 1937 and at long connected the areas of Zhonghe and Xindian. Today, there are 22 bridges that span the river.

Pollution

The Xindian River is heavily polluted by both raw sewage and industrial pollution from illegal industry. The natural watercourse restoration is on the agenda of the

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, Taiwan Central Government and several citizen organizations.Taipei from the River
- Marco Casagrande, ''E-Architect'' March, 2011

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