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Hong River (Huai River tributary)

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

Hong River is a major tributary river of Huai River system. Its source is on the western slope of Dengtaijia Peak near the border between the city of Wugang and Biyang County of Henan province. If flows for about 326 kilometres (203 mi) before meeting the Huai River near the provincial border between Henan and Anhui provinces. The lower section of Hong River is also called Hongru River, as it follows the lower course of a historical Ru River that was artificially redirected during Yuan and Ming dynasties. Suya Lake on Hong River is the largest reservoir on the plain in China.

Flows through: People's Republic of China.

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

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