Houku River

Houku River
Houku River is part of the Zengwen River basin
Native name	後堀溪 (Chinese)
Location
Location	Taiwan
Physical characteristics
Source	三角南山
• elevation	1,186 m (3,891 ft)[1]
Mouth	Zengwen River
• location	Yujing District, Tainan
• coordinates	23.113139°N 120.438696°E / 23.113139; 120.438696
Length	51.37 kilometres (31.92 mi)[1]
Basin size	161.40 km^2 (62.32 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
River system	Zengwen River

The Houku River (Chinese: 後堀溪; pinyin: Hòukū Xī),[2] also known as the Houjue River[1] or Houjue Creek,[3] is a 51 km (32 mi) river of southern Taiwan, and a tributary of the Zengwen River. The river drains an area of 161 km^2 (62 sq mi) in parts of Tainan, Chiayi County, and Kaohsiung City.[1] The Nanhua Dam on the river is a major source of drinking water for metropolitan Kaohsiung.

See also

• List of rivers of Taiwan

References

1. "曾文溪水系" [Zengwen River System] (in Chinese). Kaohsiung, Taiwan: Sixth River Management Office, Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
2. "GeoNames Search". Geographic Names Database. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, USA. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
3. Wei, Hsiao-Ping; Yeh, Keh-Chia; Liou, Jun-Jih; Chen, Yung-Ming & Cheng, Chao-Tzuen (2016). "Estimating the risk of river flow under climate change in the Tsengwen River basin". Water. 8 (3): 81. doi:10.3390/w8030081.