Laonong River

The Laonong River, also spelled Laonung River (Chinese: 荖濃溪; pinyin: Lǎo nóng xī; Wade–Giles: Lao3-nung2 Hsi1),[2] is a tributary of the Gaoping River in Taiwan;[3][4] it is the main course of the river system above the Gaoping River.[4] It flows through Kaohsiung City for 136 km.[1]

Laonong River
Map showing the mouth of Laonong River at its confluence with the Ailiao River
Location
CountryTaiwan
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationCentral Mountain Range: Yushan
  coordinates23.4700°N 120.95717°E / 23.4700; 120.95717
  elevation3,952 m (12,966 ft)
Mouth 
  location
Liouguei
  coordinates
22.7969°N 120.5117°E / 22.7969; 120.5117
Length136 km (85 mi)
Basin size1,372 km2 (530 sq mi)
Discharge 
  locationLiouguei Bridge[1]
  average52 m3/s (1,800 cu ft/s)
  minimum0.01 m3/s (0.35 cu ft/s)
  maximum5,130 m3/s (181,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River systemGaoping River
Map of the Gaoping River watershed showing Laonong

See also

  • List of rivers in Taiwan

References

  1. "98年高屏溪流域管理工作執行年報" (PDF) (in Chinese). Gaoping River Basin Management Committee. October 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  2. "GeoNames Search". Geographic Names Database. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, USA. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  3. "Gaoping River" (in Chinese). Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  4. Liu, James T.; Hsu, Ray T.; Hung, Jia-Jang; Chang, Yuan-Pin; Wang, Yu-Huai; Rendle-Bühring, Rebecca H.; Lee, Chon-Lin; Huh, Chih-An; Yang, Rick J. (2016). "From the highest to the deepest: The Gaoping River–Gaoping Submarine Canyon dispersal system". Earth-Science Reviews. 153: 274–300. doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2015.10.012.


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