Chaeryong River Explained

Chaeryong River
Source1 Location:Yellow Sea, South Hwanghae Province
Mouth Location:Taedong River
Mouth Coordinates:38.6457°N 125.6213°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1: Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Length:120km (80miles)[1]
Basin Size:3600km2

Chaeryong River (Korean: 재령강) is the main tributary of the Taedong River.[1] It is navigable for 38 km from its mouth by 300-ton ships, and provides sea access to Sariwon.

The river originates from Namsan Mountain in Duryeon-myeon, Hwanghae-do, and Iyul-myeon, Byeokseong-gun, and flows through the Jaeryeong Plain.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cc.okayama-u.ac.jp/~tikamori/nextCR/Vol_06/Taedong_River_Basin.pdf National Committee of DPR Korea for IHP UNESCO: Taedong River Basin