The Lu River is a right-bank tributary of the Xiang River. It rises in Shuijiang Town of Yichun, Jiangxi, and flows slowly westwards for to the Xiang River. With its tributaries, the Lu has a drainage-basin area of, and its watershed drains parts of four prefectures in Jiangxi and Hunan provinces. The Lu River is one of the largest tributaries of the Xiang. The main stream passes through the counties of Yuanzhou, Shangli, Anyuan and Xiangdong in Jiangxi and the counties of Liling and Zhuzhou in Hunan.[1]