Chu River (Wei River tributary)

This article is about the river in Ningxiang, south China's Hunan province. For other smaller Chinese rivers, see Chu#Places.

Chu River
Picture of Chu River in the town of Qingshanqiao of Ningxiang City.
Location on Hunan.
Native name	楚江 (Chinese)
Physical characteristics
Source	Longtian Town
• location	Ningxiang, Hunan
Mouth	Wei River
Length	48 km (30 mi)
Basin size	412 km2 (159 mi2)
Basin features
Waterbodies	Tianping Reservoir

Chu River (Chinese: 楚江; pinyin: Chǔ Jiāng) is the second largest river in Ningxiang and one of the largest tributaries of the Wei River. It originates in Longtian Town, is 48 kilometres (30 mi) long, and its valley has an area of 412 square kilometres (159 mi²).

Its main tributaries include the Caochong (草沖河) and the Yanghua (阳华江). The river passes Qingshanqiao, Liushahe, Laoliangcang, and Hengshi, and empties into the Wei in Hengshi.

References

Bibliography

• Huang Haichao; Jiang Hongzhao (2002-09-01). 宁乡史地 [History and Geography of Ningxiang] (in Chinese). Haikou, Hainan: Nanfang Publishing House. ISBN 7-80660-538-X.