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Gan'en River

The 883rd longest river in the world

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The Gan'en River or Gan'en He or Thanksgiving River, also known as Yulong River, Chengdong River, Thanksgiving Water, is a river in Hainan Province of People's Republic of China, located in the southern part of Dongfang City. Thanksgiving River is the fifth largest river in Hainan Province, it originates from the Mengtong Ridge at the junction of Dongfang City and Ledongli Autonomous County, meanders north to Nanlong Village of Jiangbian Township, turns west to flow through Tuoxing Reservoir, and merges into the South China Sea at Gancheng Township. The river is 54.5 kilometers long, with a watershed area of 381 square kilometers. The river has an average annual runoff of 224 million cubic meters.

Flows through: People's Republic of China.

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

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