Liuyang River

The Liuyang River (simplified, traditional, pinyin: Liúyánghé), also known as Liu River (simplified, traditional) or Liuwei River (simplified, traditional), is a right-bank tributary of Xiang River, and the largest tributary of Xiang River in Changsha, Hunan Province, China. The river has a length of 234.8 kilometres (145.9 mi) with its drainage area of 4,665 square kilometres (1, 801 sq mi), accounting for 39.47% of the total area of Changsha, with surface water resources of 4,506 million cubic meters, accounting for 41.08% of that (as of 2014). It flows through Liuyang City, Changsha County, Yuhua, Furong and Kaifu Districts, and merges into Xiang River at Xinhe Delta Mouth of Kaifu District. The Liuyang River flows generally east to west. It rises in the Dawei Mountains of north Luoxiao Range, its main stream runs through more than 20 towns and townships. The Liuyang River has two source flows which are Daxi River and Xiaoxi River, of which Daxi River is the main stream and its upper course.

Flows through: People's Republic of China.

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