Songhua River

The Songhua River is one of the main rivers in China. It is about 1,434 kilometres (891 mi) long.

Songhua River Native Name: ᠰᡠᠩᡤᠠᡵᡳ ᡠᠯᠠ (sunggari ula)
Songhua River, just west of Harbin. Oxbow lakes are common sights along the sides of the river.
Location
Country	People's Republic of China
Provinces	Jilin, Heilongjiang
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Amur
- location	Tongjiang, Heilongjiang
- coordinates	47.699°N 132.5176°E / 47.699; 132.5176
Basin features
Progression	Amur→ Sea of Okhotsk

Songhua River
Songhua River is shown in a darkish blue color.
Chinese name
Chinese	松花江
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sōnghuā Jiāng
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese	海西
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hǎixī
Manchu name
Manchu script	ᠰᡠᠩᡤᠠᡵᡳ ᡠᠯᠠ
Romanization	sunggari ula

The river drains 557,180 square kilometres (215,130 sq mi) of land,^[1][2] and has an annual discharge of 2,463 cubic metres per second (87,000 cu ft/s).^[3]

References

1. ), National Geographic Society (U.S (2008). National Geographic Atlas of China, p. 36. ISBN 9781426201363. {{cite book}}: |last1= has numeric name (help)
2. "Amur river basin at Rivers Network". Archived from the original on 2019-09-07. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
3. National Conditions: Main Rivers accessed October 21, 2010.