Lô River

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Lo River at the south of Ha Giang town, Vietnam 2005. Song Lo @Nam TpHaGiang'2005.jpg
Lô River at the south of Hà Giang town, Vietnam 2005.
Lo River at Phu Tho Province. Song Lo.JPG
Lô River at Phú Thọ Province.

The Lô River (Vietnamese : Sông Lô) is a major river of Vietnam. It flows through Hà Giang Province, Tuyên Quang Province and Phú Thọ Province for 470 kilometres and has a basin area of 39,000 km2 and originates in Yunnan, China. [1]

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References

  1. World and Its Peoples: Eastern and Southern Asia: Volume 6 - Page 724 Marshall Cavendish Corporation - 2007 "RED RIVER The Red River (Song Hong in Vietnamese) rises in southwestern China and flows 750 miles ( 1,200 km) to ... Two major tributaries join the Red River: the Clear River (Song Lo) on the left bank and the Black River (Song Da) on ..."

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