Le'an River Explained

Le'an River
Length:279km (173miles)
Source1:Mount Wulong (Chinese: 五龙山)
Source1 Location:Wuyuan County, Jiangxi
Mouth:Yaogong Ferry (Chinese: 姚公渡)
Mouth Location:Poyang County
Basin Size:8456km2
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Child:yes
P:Lè'ān Jiāng
Also Known As:Daxishui
L2:Great Stream
P2:Dàxīshuǐ

Le'an River, also known as Daxishui, is a tributary of the Po River in Wuyuan County, Jiangxi, China. It is 279km (173miles) long and drains an area of 8456km2. The river rises in Mount Wulong (Chinese: 五龙山) just northeastern Wuyuan County, and flows generally north through Dexing, Leping, and Wannian County to Yaogong Ferry (Chinese: 姚公渡) in Poyang County, where it flows into the Rao River. Its main tributaries are Fanxi Stream (Chinese: 番溪水), Anyin Stream (Chinese: 安殷河), Chaxi Stream (Chinese: 槎溪河) and Jianjie Stream (Chinese: 建节水). Le'an River is one of the five longest rivers in Jiangxi.[1]

Notes and References

  1. zh. Li Ruiping . Wang Anjian . Wang Gaoshang . Geng Nuo . Cao Dianhua . Li Yike . zh:乐安江流域底泥中重金属元素的地球化学特征 . Geochemical Characteristics of Heavy Metals in Sediments of Le'an River Basin . Deposit Geology . S1 . Beijing . Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences . 2010 . 2 .