| Beigang River | |
|---|---|
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  Beigang River in Taiwan | |
| Native name | 北港溪 (Chinese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| County | Yunlin and Chiayi |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Western slopes of the Alishan Range |
| • elevation | 561 m (1,841 ft) |
| Mouth | |
| • location | Pacific Ocean |
| • elevation | 0 metres (0 ft) |
| Length | 82 km (51 mi) |
| Basin size | 645.21 km (249.12 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • maximum | 5,000 m/s (180,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Huwei River * Tahukou River |
| • right | Sandie River |
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| Chinese | 北港溪 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | North Port Creek | ||||||||
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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 Aogu Wetland at Dongshi Township of Chiayi County.
Beigang River is moderately polluted.
Bridges
See also
References
Citations
- EB (1879), p. 416.
- "GeoNames Search". Geographic Names Database. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, USA. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ "Geography & demographics". The Republic of China Yearbook 2015. Executive Yuan. 2015. pp. 40–53. ISBN 978-986-04-6013-1. Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
- "Beigang River" (in Chinese). Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- 民國104年 環境水質監測年報 [Annual Report of Water Quality 2015] (in Chinese). Taipei City, Taiwan (R.O.C.): Environmental Protection Administration. March 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016. (Figure 1-8)
Bibliography
- "Formosa" , Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IX, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1879, pp. 415–17.
23°31′38″N 120°09′00″E / 23.52722°N 120.15000°E / 23.52722; 120.15000
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