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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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]