Hualian River

Hualien River
Hualien River
	Hualien River
	Hualien River in Taiwan
Native name	花蓮溪
Location
Country	Taiwan
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Central Mountain Range: Bazi Mountain (拔子山; offshoot of the Dan Mountain)
• coordinates	23.615119°N 121.329490°E
Mouth
• location	Pacific Ocean: Ji'an, Hualien
Length	57.28 km (35.59 mi)
Basin size	1,507.09 km2 (581.89 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Wanli River; Shoufeng River; Mugua River
Tributaries	Ma'an River; Guangfu River

23.9425°N 121.6094°E / 23.9425; 121.6094

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The Hualian River, also spelled Hualien River, (Chinese: 花蓮溪; pinyin: Huālián Xī; Wade–Giles: Hua¹-lien² Hsi¹; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hoa-liân-khe/Hoa-lian-khe) is a river in Taiwan. It flows through Hualien County for 57 kilometres (35 mi).^[1]^[2]^[3] The Hai'an Range starts at the mouth of the river.^[4]

There are five major tributaries, listed here from mouth to source:^[3]

Mugua River: Hualien County (42 km)
Shoufeng River: Hualien County (37 km)
Wanli River: Hualien County (53 km)
Ma'an River: Hualien County (39 km)
Guangfu River: Hualien County (15 km)

List of rivers in Taiwan

[1]
"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 2016-05-01.
[2]
"Hualien River" (in Chinese). Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
[3]
"Hualien River basin". River System Introduction (in Chinese). The Ninth River Management Office, Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
[4]
Taiwan Country Study Guide: Strategic Information and Developments. Int'l Business Publications. 3 March 2012. p. 56. ISBN 978-1-4387-7570-8.

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[ExecYuan-1] [1]
"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 2016-05-01.

[2] [2]
"Hualien River" (in Chinese). Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.

[Hualien_River_basin-3] [3]
"Hualien River basin". River System Introduction (in Chinese). The Ninth River Management Office, Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.

[4] [4]
Taiwan Country Study Guide: Strategic Information and Developments. Int'l Business Publications. 3 March 2012. p. 56. ISBN 978-1-4387-7570-8.

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