Yalong River

Yalong River
The Yalong River at Ganzi
Map of the Yalong River drainage basin
Location
CountryChina
Physical characteristics
SourceBayan Har Mountains
 • coordinates34°12′27″N 97°36′24″E / 34.20750°N 97.60667°E / 34.20750; 97.60667
 • elevation4,920 m (16,140 ft)
MouthYangtze River
 • location
Panzhihua, Sichuan
 • coordinates
26°36′20″N 101°48′5″E / 26.60556°N 101.80139°E / 26.60556; 101.80139
 • elevation
985 m (3,232 ft)
Length1,571 km (976 mi)[1]
Basin size128,444 km2 (49,593 sq mi)[2]
Discharge 
 • locationConfluence
 • average1,810 m3/s (64,000 cu ft/s)[3]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftAnning
 • rightMuli
Bridges over the Yalong near its mouth in Panzhihua.

The Yalong River (Chinese: 雅砻江, p Yǎlóngjiāng, w Ya-lung Chiang, IPA [jàlʊ̌ŋ tɕjàŋ]), or Nyag Chu (Tibetanཉག་ཆུ་, z Nyag Qu), is a major tributary river of the Yangtze River in Southwest China. With a length of 1,571 km (976 mi), the Yalong River flows from north to south through the Hengduan Mountains in western Sichuan Province.

  1. ^ Shen, Zhiliang (23 January 2019). Studies of the Biogeochemistry of Typical Estuaries and Bays in China. ISBN 9783662581698.
  2. ^ Shen, Zhiliang (23 January 2019). Studies of the Biogeochemistry of Typical Estuaries and Bays in China. ISBN 9783662581698.
  3. ^ Shen, Zhiliang (23 January 2019). Studies of the Biogeochemistry of Typical Estuaries and Bays in China. ISBN 9783662581698.