Kam Tin River
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| Traditional Chinese | 錦田河 | ||||||||
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The Kam Tin River (Chinese: 錦田河), located in the northwest New Territories, is a river to the east to Yuen Long, near Kam Tin, Hong Kong. The river basin spans around 44.3 km2. The length of the river is about 13 km. Originating at an altitude of 910 metres near Tai Mo Shan, it has the second highest origin of a Hong Kong river.[1][2]
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | northern slope of Tai Mo Shan |
| • coordinates | 22° 24' 50.4"N, 114° 07' 25.3"E |
| • elevation | 910 m [3] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Shan Pui River |
• coordinates | 22° 27' 13" N, 114° 02' 54" E |
• elevation | 0 m |
| Length | 13 km[4] |
| Basin size | 44.3 km^2[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 0.506 m^3/s[6] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Shek Kong stream[7] |
| • right | Kap Lung stream |
