Mangshi River Explained

Mangshi River
芒市河
Map:芒市河流域图.png
Map Size:220px
River System:Irrawaddy River
Source1 Location:Jingzhuping Village in Longxin Township, Longling County, Baoshan[1]
Source1 Elevation:2,235 m
Mouth Location:Gazhong Village in Zhefang, Mangshi, Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture
Mouth Coordinates:24.1691°N 98.1255°W
Mouth Elevation:783 m
Basin Size:1,881 km²
Basin Population:0.29 million (2004)
Length:117.1 km
Discharge1 Avg:62.3 m³/s

Mangshi River (Chinese: 芒市河; ᥘᥛᥳ ᥑᥩᥢᥴ) also called Mangshi Large River (Chinese: 芒市大河), is a river in western Yunnan, mainly in the territory of Mangshi City. It is the largest tributary river of Shweli River in China, which is a tributary river of Irrawaddy. The source of Mangshi River is at Longxin Township in Longling County, Baoshan, and the upper also called Bawan River (Chinese: 八湾河). Mangshi River flows through the west fields of Mangshi city, and it flows in Shweli River at Gazhong Village (Chinese: 戛中村) in Zhefang. It is the mother river of Mangshi.[2] The length of Mangshi River is 117.1 km, and the basin size is 1,881 km², about 61.3% of area of Mangshi City.[3] [4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: 敬正书 . 《中国河湖大典》编纂委员会 . 中国河湖大典 西南诸河卷 . Beijing . China Water&Power Press . 90–91 . 2010 . 978-7-5170-2699-0.
  2. Web site: Mangshi River . 2013-09-24 . en.dehong.gov.cn . Dehong.Gov . 2018-05-21 .
  3. Book: 牛汝辰 . 中国水名词典 . Harbin . Harbin Map Publisher . 170 . 1995 . 7-80529-266-3.
  4. Book: 吴志湘 . 德宏傣族景颇族自治州志编纂委员会 . 德宏州志 综合卷 . Mangshi . Dehong National Publisher . 118 . 1994 . 978-7-8052-5248-3.
  5. Book: 何萍 . 潞西县志编纂委员会 . 潞西县志 . Kunming . Yunnan Education Publishing House . 59 . 1993 . 978-7-5415-0685-7.