Beigang River | |
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Beigang River in Taiwan | |
Native name | 北港溪 (Chinese) |
Location | |
Country | Taiwan |
County | Yunlin and Chiayi |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Western slopes of the Alishan Range |
• elevation | 561 m (1,841 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Pacific Ocean |
• elevation | 0 metres (0 ft) |
Length | 82 km (51 mi) |
Basin size | 645.21 km2 (249.12 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• maximum | 5,000 m3/s (180,000 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Huwei River * Tahukou River |
• right | Sandie River |
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Chinese | 北港溪 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | North Port Creek | ||||||||
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The Beigang River, formerly known as the Pakan[1] from its Hokkien pronunciation, is a river in Taiwan named for Beigang, a port 20 kilometres from its mouth.[2][3] It flows through Yunlin and Chiayi counties for 82 km.[3][4]
At the river mouth lies the Aogu Wetland at Dongshi Township of Chiayi County.
Beigang River is moderately polluted.[5]