Guanlan River is a tributary of the Shima River (石马河) located in both cities of Dongguan and Shenzhen. It is 88 kilometres (55 mi) long and drains an area of 1,249 square kilometres (482 sq mi). Guanlan River rises in Da'naoke Hill (大脑壳山), north of Shenzhen, and flows generally north through Qinghu Village (清湖村) and Guanlan Subdistrict, to Dongguan, then flows north to join Shima River in Yantian Stream (雁田水), where it feeds into Dong River, about 1 square kilometre (0.39 sq mi) near Qiaotou Town (桥头镇).[1]
| Guanlan River | |
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 Picture of Guanlan River in Longhua New District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. | |
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| Native name | 观澜河 (Chinese) |
| Location | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Cities | Shenzhen Dongguan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Da'naoke Hill |
| • coordinates | 22°47′47.1804″N 114°3′3.762″E / 22.796439000°N 114.05104500°E |
| Mouth | |
• location | Qiaotou Town |
• coordinates | 23°1′48.1044″N 114°6′34.1892″E / 23.030029000°N 114.109497000°E |
| Length | 88 km (55 mi) |
Tributaries
editThe river's has five major tributaries, the Dalang Stream (大浪河), Minzhi Stream (民治河), Zhangkengjing Stream (樟坑径河), Niuhu Stream (牛湖水), and Baihua Stream (白花河).
Environmental concerns
editAcross the area, millions of tons of raw life sewage, industrial waste and fertilizer runoff disposal contribute to the severe pollution of the Guanlan River.[2][3][4][5]
References
edit- ^ 龙华打响观澜河支流整治大会战. sznews.com (in Chinese). 2016-01-13.
- ^ 临时垃圾转运点毗邻居民区观澜河 臭气扰民. 163.com (in Chinese). 2016-09-23.
- ^ 观澜河，半是清来半是臭. Sina (in Chinese). 2016-01-08.
- ^ 深圳饮用水源保护区面积大减 观澜河污染加重被除名. Sina (in Chinese). 2015-09-17.
- ^ 深圳大沙河沙湾河观澜河及西部海域污染加重. Chinadaily (in Chinese). 2015-01-28.
