The Houku River (Chinese: 後堀溪; pinyin: Hòukū Xī),[2] also known as the Houjue River[1] or Houjue Creek,[3] is a 51 km (32 mi) river of southern Taiwan, and a tributary of the Zengwen River. The river drains an area of 161 km2 (62 sq mi) in parts of Tainan, Chiayi County, and Kaohsiung City.[1] The Nanhua Dam on the river is a major source of drinking water for metropolitan Kaohsiung.
| Houku River | |
|---|---|
 Houku River is part of the Zengwen River basin | |
| Native name | 後堀溪 (Chinese) |
| Location | |
| Location | Taiwan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | 三角南山 |
| • elevation | 1,186 m (3,891 ft)[1] |
| Mouth | Zengwen River |
• location | Yujing District, Tainan |
• coordinates | 23°06′47″N 120°26′19″E / 23.113139°N 120.438696°E |
| Length | 51.37 kilometres (31.92 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 161.40 km2 (62.32 sq mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Zengwen River |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "曾文溪水系" [Zengwen River System] (in Chinese). Kaohsiung, Taiwan: Sixth River Management Office, Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "GeoNames Search". Geographic Names Database. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, USA. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ Wei, Hsiao-Ping; Yeh, Keh-Chia; Liou, Jun-Jih; Chen, Yung-Ming & Cheng, Chao-Tzuen (2016). "Estimating the risk of river flow under climate change in the Tsengwen River basin". Water. 8 (3): 81. doi:10.3390/w8030081.
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