Chaeryong River

Chaeryong River
Map
Location
CountryNorth Korea Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationYellow Sea, South Hwanghae Province
Mouth 
 • location
Taedong River
 • coordinates
38°38′45″N 125°37′17″E / 38.6457°N 125.6213°E / 38.6457; 125.6213
Length120 kilometers (75 mi)[1]
Basin size3,600 km2 (1,400 sq mi)

Chaeryong River (Korean: 재령강) is the main tributary of the Taedong River.[1] It is navigable for 38 km from its mouth by 300-ton ships,[2] and provides sea access to Sariwon.

The river originates from Namsan Mountain in Duryeon-myeon, Hwanghae-do, and Iyul-myeon, Byeokseong-gun, and flows through the Jaeryeong Plain.[2]

  1. ^ a b National Committee of DPR Korea for IHP UNESCO: Taedong River Basin (PDF; 8,4 MB)
  2. ^ a b 권, 혁재, "재령강 (載寧江) Jaereong River", 한국민족문화대백과사전 [Encyclopedia of Korean Culture] (in Korean), Academy of Korean Studies, retrieved 2024-04-25