Touqian River

The Touqian River (Chinese: 頭前溪; Hanyu Pinyin: Tóuqián Xī; Tongyong Pinyin: Tóucián Si; Wade–Giles: T'ou2-ch'ien2 Hsi1) is a river in northern Taiwan.[1] It flows through Hsinchu County for 63 km.[2][3]

Touqian River
Bridge near the river mouth
Touqian River in Taiwan
Native name頭前溪
Location
CountryTaiwan
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationXueshan Range: 鹿場大山
  elevation2,616 m (8,583 ft)
Mouth 
  location
Taiwan Strait: Hsinchu County
Length63.03 km (39.17 mi)
Basin size565.94 km2 (218.51 sq mi)

See also

  • List of rivers in Taiwan

References

  1. "GeoNames Search". Geographic Names Database. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, USA. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  2. "Geography & demographics". The Republic of China Yearbook 2015. Executive Yuan. 2015. pp. 40–53. ISBN 978-986-04-6013-1.
  3. "Touqian River" (in Chinese). Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Retrieved 1 May 2016.

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