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The Zhuoshui River, also spelled Choshui or Jhuoshuei River, () is the longest river in
The Zhuoshui River, also spelled Choshui or Jhuoshuei River, () is the longest river in Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the no ...
. It flows from its source in 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 ...
up to the western border of the county, subsequently forming the border between 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 ...
and 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 ...
, with a total length of .
The river serves as an unofficial boundary between the north and south of Taiwan.
It is dammed in its upper reaches by the Wushe and Wujie Dams, and further downstream by the Jiji Weir
The Jiji Weir () is a weir located in Nantou County, Taiwan. The weir is located at the border of three townships in the county, which are Jiji Township, Lugu Township and Zhushan Township.
History
The construction of the weir started in Jul ...
.
The Zhuoshui River environment has in recent years been seriously degraded both by the construction of a dam across the river at Jiji and by the ongoing activities of the concrete industry.
Tributaries
* Chenyoulan River *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 ...
* Kashe River
Bridges
*Xiluo Bridge
The Xiluo Bridge () is a bridge connecting Xiluo Township in Yunlin County and Xizhou Township in Changhua County in Taiwan crossing over Zhuoshui River.
History
Empire of Japan
On 24 March 1936, the local people of the area set up a commit ...
Dams
*Jiji Weir
The Jiji Weir () is a weir located in Nantou County, Taiwan. The weir is located at the border of three townships in the county, which are Jiji Township, Lugu Township and Zhushan Township.
History
The construction of the weir started in Jul ...
* Wujie Dam
See also
*List of rivers of Taiwan
This is a list of rivers ( or ) on Taiwan Island in the Republic of China which are over :
* Dongshan River - Yilan County -
* Lanyang River - Yilan County -
** Yilan River - Yilan County -
** Qingshui River - Yilan County -
** Luodong ...
* Regions of Taiwan The regions of Taiwan are based on the historical administrative divisions. However, most of the definitions are not precise.
Division into two regions
* Eastern and Western Taiwan: the Central Mountain Range separates Taiwan into east and west.
:* ...
References
Further reading
* Rivers of Taiwan Landforms of Changhua County Landforms of Yunlin County Landforms of Nantou County {{Taiwan-river-stub