Gaoping River

Gaoping River
Shimo-Tansui Railway Bridge (Old Kaoping River Iron Bridge) across the lower Gaoping River
Location of the Gaoping River basin in southern Taiwan
Native name高屏溪 (Chinese)
Location
CountryTaiwan
Physical characteristics
SourceYushan
 • coordinates23°28′29″N 120°02′15″E / 23.47472°N 120.03750°E / 23.47472; 120.03750
 • elevation3,400 m (11,200 ft)
MouthTaiwan Strait
 • location
Linyuan District, Kaohsiung City
 • coordinates
22°28′59″N 120°34′47″E / 22.48306°N 120.57972°E / 22.48306; 120.57972
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length184 km (114 mi)[1]
Basin size3,257 km2 (1,258 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationLiling Bridge (daily means)[1]
 • average268 m3/s (9,500 cu ft/s)[1]
 • minimum9 m3/s (320 cu ft/s)
 • maximum15,251 m3/s (538,600 cu ft/s)

The Gaoping River, also spelled Kaoping River (Chinese: 高屏溪; pinyin: Gāopíng Xī; Wade–Giles: Kao1-p'ing2 Hsi1),[2] is the second longest river in Taiwan after Zhuoshui River with a total length of 184 km (114 mi). It is located on the southern part of the island, flowing through Pingtung County and Kaohsiung City. It is the largest river in Taiwan by drainage area.[3] Draining a rugged area on the western side of the Central Mountain Range.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference Gaoping was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "GeoNames Search". Geographic Names Database. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, USA. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Liu et al 2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).