Dongjiang ( Chinese р 东江 , pinyin : Dōngjiāng , literally “East River”) is a river in the Chinese province of Guangdong , which, merging with the Beijiang and Sijiang rivers, forms the Pearl River . The source is located in the mountains of Jiangxi province. High water in the second half of summer.
| Dongjiang | |
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| Chinese 东江 | |
 Dongjiang in Heyuan | |
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 523 km |
| Pool | 32,000 km² |
| Water consumption | 807.5 m³ / s |
| Watercourse | |
| Mouth | Pearl river |
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| Location | |
| A country |
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| Region | Guangdong |
Pearl river basin . Beijiang River flows from northeast to southwest to Guangzhou
The Dongjiang River is the main source of fresh water for Hong Kong - since 1965, Hong Kong has been receiving from it up to 70% of the consumed water.
Sources
- 《中国 河湖 大典》 编纂 委员会. 《中国 河湖 大典 · 珠江 卷》 (M) 1. 北京: 中国 水利 水电 出版社. 2013 年 1 月: 161 页. ISBN 978-7-5170-0561-2 .
- Chapter 5: Plate D-6
- The Pan-Pearl River Delta: an emerging regional economy in a globalizing China, Yue-man Yeung, Jianfa Shen, Chinese University Press, 2008, ISBN 978-962-996-376-7