Daling River

Daling River
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Native name大凌河 (Chinese)
Location
CountryChina
Provinces/Autonomous RegionsLiaoning, Inner Mongolia, Hebei
CitiesLingyuan, Chaoyang, Yixian, Linghai
Physical characteristics
SourceShuiquan Creek
 • locationWukunzhangzi, Yaolugou, Jianchang, Huludao, Liaoning
 • coordinates40°34′01″N 119°26′09″E / 40.5669°N 119.4359°E / 40.5669; 119.4359
2nd sourceQuanzi Creek
 • locationSongyingzi, Yushulingzi, Pingquan, Chengde, Hebei
 • coordinates41°15′35″N 119°02′24″E / 41.2596°N 119.0401°E / 41.2596; 119.0401
MouthLiaodong Bay
 • location
southeast of Linghai, Liaoning
 • coordinates
40°51′30″N 121°33′18″E / 40.8584°N 121.5550°E / 40.8584; 121.5550
Length435 km (270 mi)
Basin size23,837 km2 (9,204 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftLaohushan River, Mangniu River, Xi River
WaterbodiesBaishi Reservoir

The Daling River (Chinese: ; pinyin: Dàlíng Hé) is a river in Northeast China. With a length of 435 kilometres (270 mi), it is the main river in the arid western part of Liaoning.[1] Its drainage basin covers 23,837 square kilometres (9,204 sq mi), 85% of which is located in Liaoning, 13% in Inner Mongolia and the remaining 2% in Hebei.[2]

  1. ^ Pei Liang; Liu Yang; Chen Chen (2017). "大凌河流域土地利用/覆被变化及其对气候变化的响应研究" [Land Use/Cover Change and Its Impact on Climate Change Response in the Daling River Basin]. Scientia Geographica Sinica (in Chinese). 37 (9): 1403–1410.
  2. ^ Kou Zhenyi (2017). "大凌河源头区域水文特性分析". 水土保持应用技术 (in Chinese) (2): 44–45.