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Hun River (Liao River tributary)

The 883rd longest river in the world

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The Hun River ("the muddy river") is a river in Liaoning Province, China, and was formerly one of the largest tributaries of the Liao River. It was also formerly known as Shen River. Running 415 km (258 mi) and draining a basin of 11,500 km2 (4, 400 mi2), the Hun River has numerous tributaries, 31 of which have catchment areas greater than 100 square kilometres (39 mi2). It flows through the most populous area of Liaoning Province, and two of Liaoning's most important cities, the provincial capital Shenyang and the seventh largest city Fushun, are located along the Hun River.

Flows through: People's Republic of China.

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

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