Touqian River

Touqian River
Bridge near the river mouth
Touqian River in Taiwan
Native name	頭前溪 (Chinese)
Location
Country	Taiwan
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Xueshan Range: 鹿場大山
• elevation	2,616 m (8,583 ft)
Mouth
• location	Taiwan Strait: Hsinchu County
Length	63.03 km (39.17 mi)
Basin size	565.94 km^2 (218.51 sq mi)

The Touqian River (Chinese: 頭前溪; Hanyu Pinyin: Tóuqián Xī; Tongyong Pinyin: Tóucián Si; Wade–Giles: T'ou^2-ch'ien^2 Hsi^1) is a river in northern Taiwan.[1] It flows through Hsinchu County for 63 km (39 mi).[2][3]

See also

• List of rivers in Taiwan

References

1. "GeoNames Search". Geographic Names Database. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, USA. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
2. "Geography & demographics". The Republic of China Yearbook 2015. Executive Yuan. 2015. pp. 40–53. ISBN 978-986-04-6013-1.
3. "Touqian River" (in Chinese). Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Retrieved 1 May 2016.

24.8519°N 120.9300°E / 24.8519; 120.9300