| Yeongsan River | |
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Yeongsan River flowing through Damyang |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 영산강 |
| Hanja | 榮山江 |
| Revised Romanization | Yeongsan-gang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yŏngsan'gang |
The Yeongsan River is a river in south-western South Korea. It has a length of 115.5km, and covers an area of 3,371 km2. Yeongsan River starts from the Yongchubong Peak (龍湫峰:560 m) located in Yong-myeon, Damyang County, South Jeolla Province. It runs through Damyang, Naju, Yeongam and other regions and eventually flows into the Yellow Sea at Mokpo through the estuary bank.[1]