Zhuoshui River Explained

Zhuoshui River
Map:Zhuoshui basin map.png
Pushpin Map:Taiwan
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Changhua, Chiayi, Nantou, Yunlin, Taiwan
Length:203km (126miles)
Discharge1 Avg:164.8m3/s
Source1:Wushe River
Source1 Location:Hehuanshan East Peak, Nantou County
Mouth Location:Between Changhua County and Yunlin County
Basin Size:3155.21km2
Tributaries Left:Chingshui River, Chenyoulan River, Kashe River, and others
Tributaries Right:Shuili River, and others
Custom Label:Bridges
Custom Data:Xiluo Bridge

The Zhuoshui River, also spelled Choshui or Jhuoshuei River, is the longest river in Taiwan.[1] It flows from its source in Nantou County up to the western border of the county, subsequently forming the border between Yunlin County and Changhua County, with a total length of .[2]

The river serves as an unofficial boundary between the north and south of Taiwan.[3] [4] [5]

It is dammed in its upper reaches by the Wushe and Wujie Dams, and further downstream by the Jiji Weir.

The Zhuoshui River environment has in recent years been seriously degraded both by the construction of a dam across the river at Jiji and by the ongoing activities of the concrete industry.

Tributaries

Bridges

Dams

See also

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Republic of China Yearbook 2015 . Geography & demographics . 2015 . Executive Yuan . 978-986-04-6013-1 . 40–53 .
  2. Web site: http://www.wra.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=20076&CtNode=4357 . zh:讓我們看河去(重要河川)-- 濁水溪 . Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs (Republic of China) . February 4, 2011 . zh.
  3. Web site: Taiwan's Marginalized South . Gao . Pat . Taiwan Review . Government Information Office, Republic of China (Taiwan) . November 1, 2007 . November 12, 2010.
  4. Web site: President Tsai unveils growth roadmap for southern Taiwan . Focus Taiwan . 2019-12-14 . 2019-12-21.
  5. Web site: 2020 Elections: Tsai unveils 'great south' plan on development gap . Taipei Times . 2019-12-15 . 2019-12-21.