Yalong River
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For the river in Tibet, see Yarlung Zangbo River.
The Yalong River (Chinese: 雅砻江, p Yǎlóngjiāng, w Ya-lung Chiang, IPA [jàlʊ̌ŋ tɕjàŋ]), or Nyag Chu (Tibetan: ཉག་ཆུ་, z Nyag Qu), is a major tributary river of the Yangtze River in Southwest China. With a length of 1,571 km (976 mi), the Yalong River flows from north to south through the Hengduan Mountains in western Sichuan Province.
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Yalong River | |
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Location | |
Country | China |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Bayan Har Mountains |
• coordinates | 34°12′27″N 97°36′24″E |
• elevation | 4,920 m (16,140 ft) |
Mouth | Yangtze River |
• location | Panzhihua, Sichuan |
• coordinates | 26°36′20″N 101°48′5″E |
• elevation | 985 m (3,232 ft) |
Length | 1,571 km (976 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 128,444 km2 (49,593 sq mi)[2] |
Discharge | |
• location | Confluence |
• average | 1,810 m3/s (64,000 cu ft/s)[3] |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Anning |
• right | Muli |
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