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Le'an River

The 883rd longest river in the world

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Le'an River (pinyin: Lè'ān Jiāng), also known as Daxishui (Dàxīshuǐ), is a tributary of the Po River in Wuyuan County, Jiangxi, China. It is 279 kilometres (173 mi) long and drains an area of 8,456 square kilometres (3, 265 sq mi). The river rises in Mount Wulong just northeastern Wuyuan County, and flows generally north through Dexing, Leping, and Wannian County to Yaogong Ferry in Poyang County, where it flows into the Rao River. Its main tributaries are Fanxi Stream, Anyin Stream, Chaxi Stream and Jianjie Stream. Le'an River is one of the five longest rivers in Jiangxi.

Flows through: People's Republic of China.

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

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