Jishui River
River in Tainan, Taiwan
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The Jishui River (Chinese: 急水溪; Hanyu Pinyin: Jíshuǐ Xī; Tongyong Pinyin: Jíshuěi Si; Wade–Giles: Chi2-shui3 Hsi1) is a river in Taiwan.[1] The 65 km river flows through Tainan City.[2]
| Jishui River | |
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_location_map.svg)  Jishui River in Taiwan | |
| Native name | 急水溪 (Chinese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Jianshi, Hsinchu: 結山 |
| • elevation | 1,320 m (4,330 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Taiwan Strait: Hsinchu County |
• coordinates | 23.298°N 120.105°E |
| Length | 65 km (40 mi) |
Basin size | 379 km2 (146 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Gueichong River |
Other tributaries | Baishuei River, Liuzhong River |
