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Beishi River

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

The Beishi River (Hanyu Pinyin: Běishì Xī, Tongyong Pinyin: Běishìh Si, Wade–Giles: Pei3-shih4 Hsi1, Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pak-sì-khe) is a river in northern Taiwan. It flows through New Taipei City and Yilan County for 50 kilometres (31 mi). It is one of tributaries of Xindian River. The river is impounded by the Fetsui Reservoir in Shiding District, New Taipei City. The Beishi River Historical Trail is a 2.6 kilometre trail, that offers views of the river.

Flows through: Taiwan.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

Other major rivers

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  2. Nile6,650 km
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