Namwan River Explained

Namwan River
南宛河
River System:Irrawaddy River
Source1 Location:Huguo Township, Longchuan County, Dehong
Source1 Elevation:2,520 m
Mouth Location:Nongdao Town, Ruili City, Dehong
Mouth Coordinates:23.8442°N 97.6444°W
Mouth Elevation:743 m
Basin Size:1,439 km²
Basin Population:132,000 (2004)[1]
Length:148.5 km
Discharge1 Avg:11.3 m³/s (Maliba hydrological station at Chengzi, Longchuan)[2]

Namwan River (Chinese: 南宛河; ᥘᥛᥳ ᥝᥢᥰ) is a river in China and Myanmar. Namwan River rises in the mountain called Ganya Liangzi at the northern section of Longchuan County, Yunnan. It through the Longchuan county, as the major irrigation water source of the fields in the basin. And entering the valley at the southwest of Zhangfeng, the county town of Longchuan. Then it became the boundary between Myanmar and China until it entering Shweli River at Nongdao, Ruili.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Codification Committee . 中国河湖大典 西南诸河卷 . Encyclopedia of Rivers and Lakes in China:Section of River Basins in Southwest Region . zh . . China Water&Power Press . 2014 . 978-7-5170-2699-0 .
  2. Book: Yunnan Hydrology And Water Resources Bureau Dehong Branch . 德宏水文志 . Hydrology Annals of Dehong . . Dehong Nationalities Publishing House . 2012 . 978-7-80750-801-4 .