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Laodao River

The 883rd longest river in the world

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The Laodao River (pinyin: Lāodāo hé), also known as the Laotang River (pinyin: Lāodāo hé) or Liaoxu River (pinyin: liáoxǔ hé), is a right-bank tributary of the Xiang River, the 2nd largest tributary of Xiang River in Changsha, Hunan Province, China. The river has a length of 149.35 kilometres (92.80 mi) with its drainage area of 2,543 square kilometres (982 sq mi), accounting for 21.52% of the total area of Changsha, with surface water resources of 2,262 million cubic meters, accounting for 20.62% of that (as of 2014). It flows through Liuyang City, Changsha County, Furong and Kaifu Districts, and merges into Xiang River at Jiangwan of Xiufeng Subdistrict, Kaifu District. The River originates from Zhouluo Village of Shegang Town in Liuyang, and flows through Longfu Township, Shashi Town, Beisheng Town, Yong'an Town, Chuanhua Town, and Huanghua Town to join the Xiang River at Yangyou Lake.

Flows through: People's Republic of China.

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

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