THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

Main Rivers in China
2004-8-17

Name

Length(km)

Catchment Area (km2)

Average Annual Surface Runoff(billion m3

Remark

Total

In China

Total

In China

Changjiang (Yangtze) River

6300

 

1,808,500

 

975.5

 

Yellow River

(Huanghe)

5464

 

752,000

 

59.2

 

Pearl River

2214

 

454,000

44.2

336

 

Haihe River

1090

 

263,400

 

22.8

 

Huaihe River

1000

 

269,000

 

61.1

Including Yishui,Shushui,Sishui River

187,000

 

44.3

 

Songhuajiang River

2309

 

556,800

 

74.2

 

Liaohe Rvier

1345

 

219,000

 

14.8

 

Heilongjiang Rvier

4440

 

1,855,000

89.11

355

 

Lancangjiang

4500

1612

810,000

15.4

74

 

Erqisi River

4248

633

1643,000

5.73

10

 

Nujiang River

3200

1659

325,000

13.78

68.9

 

Yarlung Zangbo River

2900

2057

935,000

24.0

165.4

 

Tarim River

2300

2046

198,000

19.4

20.5

 

Yili River

1500

601

131,000

6.16

17

 

Yuanjiang River

1183

565

158,000

7.63

18.3

 

Wusuli River

890

 

187,000

5.67

45.

 

Yalujiang River

795

 

63,800

3.25

29.1

 

Tumenjiang River

520

 

300,000

2.2

7.52

 





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