Bukhan-gang | |
Name Other: | North Han River |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | North Korea (PRK), South Korea (KOR) |
Subdivision Type2: | Provinces |
Subdivision Name2: | Kangwon (PRK), Gangwon (KOR), Gyeonggi (KOR) |
Length: | 482km (300miles)[1] |
Source1: | Taebaek Mountains |
Source1 Location: | Okpat Peak, Kumgang, Kangwon, North Korea [2] |
Mouth: | Han River |
Mouth Location: | Paldang Lake, Gyeonggi, South Korea |
Basin Size: | 23292km2 |
Tributaries Right: | Yanggu Seocheon, Soyang River |
Hangul: | 북한강 |
Mr: | Pukhan'gang |
Rr: | Bukhan-gang |
The Bukhan is a tributary of the Han River that flows through both North and South Korea. It traverses Kangwon province in North Korea and Gangwon and Gyeonggi provinces in South Korea.
The Bukhan's headwaters lie in North Korea near Geumgangsan; this early portion of the river is often called the Geumgangcheon, or "Geumgang Stream." It crosses the Korean Demilitarized Zone and enters Hwacheon County, flowing south through Chuncheon and then west through Gapyeong. It joins with the Namhan River in, Yangpyeong, to form the Han River.