Qi River | |||||
Pushpin Map: | China Chongqing | ||||
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chongqing | ||||
Length: | 217km (135miles) | ||||
Source1: | Mount Wumeng (Chinese: 乌蒙山) | ||||
Source1 Location: | Tongzi County, Guizhou | ||||
Mouth: | Yangtze | ||||
Mouth Location: | Zhiping Town, Jiangjin District, Chongqing | ||||
Mouth Coordinates: | 29.2912°N 106.3909°W | ||||
Basin Size: | 6902km2 | ||||
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Qi River is a river in southwest China's Guizhou and Chongqing. It is 217km2 long and is a tributary of Yangtze River, draining an area of 6902km2. It rises in northwestern Guizhou's Tongzi County, and flows generally north, passing through the center of Chongqing and joining the Yangtze River in of Jiangjin District.
Qi River flows through Tongzi County and Xishui County of Guizhou Province and Qijiang District, Jiangjin District, Nanchuan District and Banan District of Chongqing City.
Qi River's main tributaries include Xiangma River (Chinese: 响马河), Qixi River (Chinese: 清溪河), Yangdu River (Chinese: 杨渡河), Zaodu River (Chinese: 藻渡河), Tonghui River (Chinese: 通惠河), Sunxi River (Chinese: 笋溪河), and Wenshui River (Chinese: 温水河).
At 20:00 p.m. on June 22, 2020, the "Qijiang Wucha Hydrological Station" (Chinese: 綦江五岔水文站) in recorded a water level of 205.85m (675.36feet), which was 5.34m (17.52feet) higher than the guaranteed water level (200.51m (657.84feet)). The Qijiang Wucha Hydrological Station reached 205.85m (675.36feet), topping the previous record of 205.55m (674.38feet) in 1998 China floods.[1] [2]