Rao River
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SourceMount Wulong (五龙山)
locationWuyuan County, Jiangxi
2nd sourceDahong Ridge (大洪岭)
locationQimen County, Jiangxi
| Rao River | |||||||
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 Rao River in November 2017. | |||||||
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| Physical characteristics | |||||||
| Source | Mount Wulong (五龙山) | ||||||
| • location | Wuyuan County, Jiangxi | ||||||
| 2nd source | Dahong Ridge (大洪岭) | ||||||
| • location | Qimen County, Jiangxi | ||||||
| Mouth | Poyang Lake | ||||||
• location | Poyang County | ||||||
| Length | 40 km (25 mi) | ||||||
| Basin size | 15,000 km2 (5,800 mi2) | ||||||
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| Waterbodies | Poyang Lake | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 饒河 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 饶河 | ||||||
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| Po River | |||||||
| Chinese | 鄱江 | ||||||
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| Du River | |||||||
| Chinese | 都江 | ||||||
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| Changgang River | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 長港 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 长港 | ||||||
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| Fan River | |||||||
| Chinese | 番水 | ||||||
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Rao River (simplified Chinese: 饶河; traditional Chinese: 饒河; pinyin: Ráo Hé), also known as Po River (鄱江; Pó Jiāng), Du River (都江; Dū Jiāng), Changgang River (长港; Chánggǎng) and Fan River (番水; Fān Shuǐ), is a river in northeastern Jiangxi, China. It is 40 kilometres (25 mi) long and drains an area of 15,000 km2 (5,800 mi2). Rao River has two tributaries, the Chang River in the north and the Le'an River in the south. The two tributaries meet in Yaogong Ferry (姚公渡) in southeastern Poyang County to join Rao River.