Nankan River

Nankan River
Map showing the mouth of Nankan River
Map showing the mouth of Nankan River
Nankan River in Taiwan
Native name南崁溪 (Chinese)
Location
CountryTaiwan
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Taiwan Strait: Taoyuan City, Dayuan District
 • coordinates
25°07′05″N 121°14′56″E / 25.118°N 121.249°E / 25.118; 121.249
Length30.73 km (19.09 mi)
Basin size214.67 km2 (82.88 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • maximum1,450 m3/s (51,000 cu ft/s)

The Nankan River (Chinese: 南崁溪; pinyin: Nánkàn Xī; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâm-khàm Khe[1]) is a river in northern Taiwan. It flows through Taoyuan City for 31 km.[2]

Apartment towers along the Nankan River in Luzhu District.
  1. ^ "GeoNames Search". Geographic Names Database. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, USA. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Nankan River" (in Chinese). Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.