Yeongsan River

Not to be confused with Hyeongsan River.
Yeongsan (영산강)
River
Yeongsan River flowing through Damyang
Country South Korea
Provinces South Jeolla, Gwangju
Parts Bukhacheon, Hwangnyong River
Tributaries
 - left Jiseokcheon
 - right Hwangnyong River, Gomagwoncheon, Hampyeongcheon
Source Bukhacheon
 - location Byeongpung Mountain, Damyang, South Jeolla [lower-alpha 1][1]
Mouth Yellow Sea
 - location Esturay Bank, Yeongam, South Jeolla [2]
Length 129 km (80 mi) [2]
Basin 3,467 km2 (1,339 sq mi) [2]
Discharge for Naju Bridge, Naju
 - average 48 m3/s (1,695 cu ft/s) [lower-alpha 2][3]
Yeongsan River
Hangul 영산강
Hanja 榮山江
Revised Romanization Yeongsan-gang
McCune–Reischauer 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

Notes

  1. ↑ Byeongpung Mountain (822.2m, Hangul: 병풍산; Hanja: 屛風山; RR: Byeongpungsan)
  2. ↑ Discharge average from 2004 to 2013.

References

  1. ↑ 2013년 한국하천일람 [List of Rivers of South Korea, 2013] (PDF) (in Korean). Han River Flood Control Office, Republic of Korea. 31 December 2012. pp. 22, 28, 32. Retrieved 25 July 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. 1 2 3 2013년 한국하천일람 [List of Rivers of South Korea, 2013] (PDF) (in Korean). Han River Flood Control Office, Republic of Korea. 31 December 2012. pp. 282–283. Retrieved 25 July 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. ↑ 2014년 1월 월간 수자원 현황 및 전망 [Monthly Status & Predictions Report on Water Resources, January 2014] (HWP) (in Korean). Han River Flood Control Office, Republic of Korea. 13 January 2014. p. 3. Retrieved 25 July 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)
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Coordinates: 34°46′N 126°21′E / 34.767°N 126.350°E / 34.767; 126.350


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