Rao River (simplified Chinese: 饶河; traditional Chinese: 饒河; pinyin: Ráo Hé), also known as Po River (鄱江; Pó Jiāng), Du River (都江; Dū Jiāng), Changgang River (长港; Chánggǎng) and Fan River (番水; Fān Shuǐ), is a river in northeastern Jiangxi, China. It is 40 kilometres (25 mi) long and drains an area of 15,000 km² (5,800 sq mi). Rao River has two tributaries, the Chang River in the north and the Le'an River in the south. The two tributaries meet in Yaogong Ferry (姚公渡) in southeastern Poyang County to join Rao River.

Rao River
Rao River in November 2017.
Physical characteristics
Source	Mount Wulong (五龙山)
• location	Wuyuan County, Jiangxi
2nd source	Dahong Ridge (大洪岭)
• location	Qimen County, Jiangxi
Mouth	Poyang Lake
• location	Poyang County
Length	40 km (25 mi)
Basin size	15,000 km2 (5,800 sq mi)
Basin features
Waterbodies	Poyang Lake
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	饒河
Simplified Chinese	饶河
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Ráo Hé
Po River
Chinese	鄱江
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Pó Jiāng
Du River
Chinese	都江
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dū Jiāng
Changgang River
Traditional Chinese	長港
Simplified Chinese	长港
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chánggǎng
Fan River
Chinese	番水
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Fān Shuǐ

History

On July 11, 2020, Rao River rose to an all-time high of 22.65-metre (74.3 ft), crossing the danger mark and surpassing the previous record of 22.43-metre (73.6 ft) set in 1998.[1][2]

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