Yeongsan River Explained

Yeongsan River should not be confused with Hyeongsan River.

Yeongsan River
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	South Korea
Subdivision Type2:	Provinces
Subdivision Name2:	South Jeolla Province, Gwangju
Length:	129km (80miles)
Discharge1 Location:	Naju Bridge, Naju^[1] ^[2]
Discharge1 Avg:	48m3/s^[3] ^[4]
Source1:	Bukhacheon
Source1 Location:	Byeongpung Mountain, Damyang, South Jeolla^[5] ^[6]
Mouth:	Yellow Sea
Mouth Location:	Esturay Bank, Yeongam, South Jeolla Province^[7]
Basin Size:	3467km2
Tributaries Left:	Jiseokcheon
Tributaries Right:	Hwangnyong River, Gomagwoncheon, Hampyeongcheon
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Hangul:	영산강
Hanja:	榮山江
Rr:	Yeongsangang
Mr:	Yŏngsan'gang

The Yeongsan River is a river in south-western South Korea. It has a length of 129.50 km, and covers an area of 3,467.83 km². It runs through Damyang, Naju, Gwangju and other regions and eventually flows into the Yellow Sea at Yeongam through the estuary bank.

See also

• Rivers of Korea
• Geography of South Korea

External links

• A paper describing the effects of the damming efforts of the late 1970s and 1980s

34.7667°N 147°W

Notes and References

1. Discharge average from 2004 to 2013.
2. Web site: 25 July 2014. 13 January 2014. HWP. 3. Han River Flood Control Office, Republic of Korea. ko:2014년 1월 월간 수자원 현황 및 전망. Monthly Status & Predictions Report on Water Resources, January 2014. http://www.hrfco.go.kr/servlet/board.common.FileDownload?fd=WaterOutlook&no=1&id=201401. ko. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140715150153/http://www.hrfco.go.kr/servlet/board.common.FileDownload?fd=WaterOutlook&no=1&id=201401. 15 July 2014.
3. Discharge average from 2004 to 2013.
4. Web site: 25 July 2014. 13 January 2014. HWP. 3. Han River Flood Control Office, Republic of Korea. ko:2014년 1월 월간 수자원 현황 및 전망. Monthly Status & Predictions Report on Water Resources, January 2014. http://www.hrfco.go.kr/servlet/board.common.FileDownload?fd=WaterOutlook&no=1&id=201401. ko. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140715150153/http://www.hrfco.go.kr/servlet/board.common.FileDownload?fd=WaterOutlook&no=1&id=201401. 15 July 2014.
5. Byeongpung Mountain (822.2m,)
6. Web site: 25 July 2014. 31 December 2012. PDF. 22, 28, 32. Han River Flood Control Office, Republic of Korea. ko:2013년 한국하천일람. List of Rivers of South Korea, 2013. http://rhms.river.go.kr/WebForms/sub_03/Books/한국하천일람(2012.12.31기준).pdf. ko. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093159/http://rhms.river.go.kr/WebForms/sub_03/Books/%ED%95%9C%EA%B5%AD%ED%95%98%EC%B2%9C%EC%9D%BC%EB%9E%8C%282012.12.31%EA%B8%B0%EC%A4%80%29.pdf. 4 March 2016.
7. Web site: 25 July 2014. 31 December 2012. PDF. 282–283. Han River Flood Control Office, Republic of Korea. ko:2013년 한국하천일람. List of Rivers of South Korea, 2013. http://rhms.river.go.kr/WebForms/sub_03/Books/한국하천일람(2012.12.31기준).pdf. ko. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093159/http://rhms.river.go.kr/WebForms/sub_03/Books/%ED%95%9C%EA%B5%AD%ED%95%98%EC%B2%9C%EC%9D%BC%EB%9E%8C%282012.12.31%EA%B8%B0%EC%A4%80%29.pdf. 4 March 2016.