Furong River

Furong River (芙蓉江)
River
Country People's Republic of China
Region Guizhou Province, Chongqing Municipality
Part of Wu River drainage system
Source Dalou Mountains
 - location Guizhou ProvinceSuiyang County
Mouth Wu River
 - location Jiangkou, Wulong County, Chongqing Municipality
 - coordinates CN 29°14′27″N 107°52′35″E / 29.24083°N 107.87639°E / 29.24083; 107.87639Coordinates: CN 29°14′27″N 107°52′35″E / 29.24083°N 107.87639°E / 29.24083; 107.87639
Length 227 km (141 mi)
Basin 7,744.5 km2 (2,990 sq mi)

The Furong River (Chinese: 芙蓉江), also known as the Pangu River (盘古河) is the largest tributary of the Wu River and flows through Guizhou Province and Chongqing Municipality, People's Republic of China.[1]

Description

Rising in the Dalou Mountains in Suiyang County, Guizhou Province, the river flows from the south west northeast to Chongqing where it joins the Wu River at Jiangkou Town (江口镇) in Wulong County. For 87% of its 227 kilometres (141 mi) length it flows within the borders of Guizhou with the remainder in Chongqing. The Furong River has a natural drop of 1,075 metres (3,527 ft) and a total drainage basin covering 7,744.5 square kilometres (2,990.2 sq mi).[2] With its relatively sparse human population, the typical karst topology drainage basin is well preserved whilst original vegetation remains intact on both sides of the river's "V" shaped canyon.

The Furong River National Park (芙蓉江风景名胜区) extends for 35 kilometres (22 mi) from Jiangkou Town and encompasses 152.2 square kilometres (58.8 sq mi) of the original canyon. In 2002, the Chinese State Council listed the area as a National Park then in 2007 a section of the river became part of the South China Karst UNESCO World Heritage Site.

In 1991, a plan was announced for the development of a series of ten hydroelectric power stations on the Furong River at Zhulao Village (朱老村), Niandu (牛都), Tian Embankment (田坝), Liangtan (良坎), Shaqian (沙阡), Yutang (鱼塘), Shimenkan (石门坎), Haokou (浩口) and Jiangkou Reservoir.[2]

References

  1. "Boating on the Furong River (泛舟芙蓉江)" (in Chinese). Xinhua. February 1, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
  2. 1 2 Fan Guofu (范国福) (2004). "Study of the hydroelectric power potential of a section of the Furong River (芙蓉江鱼塘~浩口河段水电开发方式研究)". Guizhou Hydroelectricity (贵州水力发电) (in Chinese) 18 (2): 13–17.
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