The Zhuokou River, also spelled Chokou River or Jhuokou River (Chinese: 濁口溪; pinyin: Zhuókǒu Xī; Wade–Giles: Cho2-kou3 Hsi1),[2] is a tributary of the Laonong River, which in turn is a tributary of the Gaoping River, the main stream of this major river system in southwestern Taiwan.[3][4] It flows through the Taoyuan and Maolin Districts of Kaohsiung City for 50 km.[5]
Zhuokou River | |
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Location | |
Country | Taiwan |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Central Mountain Range: Beinan Mountain |
• elevation | 3,293 m (10,804 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Liouguei |
• coordinates | 22.8844°N 120.6457°E / 22.8844; 120.6457 |
Length | 50 km (31 mi) |
Basin size | 378 km2 (146 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | Nanfeng Bridge[1] |
• average | 37 m3/s (1,300 cu ft/s) |
• minimum | 0.02 m3/s (0.71 cu ft/s) |
• maximum | 1,221 m3/s (43,100 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
River system | Gaoping River |
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