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Zheduo River

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Zheduo River
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The inner section of the Zheduo River in Kangding County
Native name折多河 (Chinese)
Location
CountriesPeople's Republic of China
ProvincesSichuan
CitiesKangding; Dawu
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Zheduo
 • locationDawu County
Length82 km (51 mi)
Basin size1,566 km2 (605 sq mi)
Basin features
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Zheduo River (Chinese: 折多河), also known as Kangding River (Chinese: 康定河), Wasi Creek (Chinese: 瓦斯沟). It is located in the eastern part of Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China, and is a right-bank tributary of the Dadu River. It originates in the southeast of Dawu County, is called the Yala River (Chinese: 雅拉河), flows southeast into the territory of Kangding County, reaches the Lucheng town of Kangding City, turns east after the Yulin River on the right, and joins the Dadu River east of Upper Wasi Village, Guzan Town, Kangding City. The length of the river is 82 km (51 mi), and the basin area is 1,566 km2 (605 sq mi). The basin belongs to the alpine valley in western Sichuan and is rich in hydraulic resources.[1]

References

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  1. ^ 中国河湖大典》编纂委员会 (January 2010), 《中国河湖大典·长江卷》(上) (1 ed.), 北京: 中国水利水电出版社, pp. 121页, ISBN 978-7-5084-6512-8