Yeongsan River

Yeongsan River
Yeongsan River flowing through Damyang
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Native name영산강 (Korean)
Location
CountrySouth Korea
ProvincesSouth Jeolla Province, Gwangju
Physical characteristics
SourceBukhacheon
 • locationByeongpung Mountain, Damyang, South Jeolla[c][3]
MouthYellow Sea
 • location
Esturay Bank, Yeongam, South Jeolla Province[1]
Length129 km (80 mi)[1]
Basin size3,467 km2 (1,339 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
 • locationNaju Bridge, Naju[a][2]
 • average48 m3/s (1,700 cu ft/s)[b][2]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftJiseokcheon
 • rightHwangnyong River, Gomagwoncheon, Hampyeongcheon
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Yeongsan River
Hangul
영산강
Hanja
榮山江
Revised RomanizationYeongsangang
McCune–ReischauerYŏngsan'gang

The Yeongsan River (Korean영산강; RRYeongsangang) is a river in south-western South Korea. It has a length of 129.50 km, and covers an area of 3,467.83 km2. It runs through Damyang, Naju, Gwangju and other regions and eventually flows into the Yellow Sea at Yeongam through the estuary bank.

  1. ^ a b c 2013년 한국하천일람 [List of Rivers of South Korea, 2013] (PDF) (in Korean). Han River Flood Control Office, Republic of Korea. 31 December 2012. pp. 282–283. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b 2014년 1월 월간 수자원 현황 및 전망 [Monthly Status & Predictions Report on Water Resources, January 2014] (in Korean). Han River Flood Control Office, Republic of Korea. 13 January 2014. p. 3. Archived from the original (HWP) on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  3. ^ 2013년 한국하천일람 [List of Rivers of South Korea, 2013] (PDF) (in Korean). Han River Flood Control Office, Republic of Korea. 31 December 2012. pp. 22, 28, 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2014.


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