| Huangpu River (黄浦江) | |
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A view of the Huangpu River as it flows through downtown Shanghai.
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
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| Region | Shanghai |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Suzhou Creek |
| City | Shanghai |
| Source | Dianshan Lake |
| - location | Zhujiajiao, Qingpu, Shanghai, People's Republic of China |
| Mouth | Yangtze River |
| Length | 82.5 km (51 mi) [1] |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 180 m3/s (6,357 cu ft/s) [1] |
The Huangpu River (Chinese: s 黄浦江, t 黃浦江, p Huángpǔ Jiāng, formerly Whampoa and Whangpoo, lit "Yellow Bank River") is a 82.5 kilometres (51.3 mi)-long river in China flowing through Shanghai. It is the last significant tributary of the Yangtze before it empties into the East China Sea.
Huangpu River is the largest river in Shanghai, with Suzhou Creek being its major tributary.
It is an average of 400 meters wide and 9 meters deep. Shanghai gets most of its drinking water from the Huangpu, which thus plays an important part for the metropolis. It divides the city into two regions: Pudong to its east and Puxi to the west.
The Bund and Lujiazui are located along the river.
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Many lines of the Shanghai Metro cross underneath the river.