Mochuan River

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Mochuan river basin

The Mochuan River (Chinese :漠川河) is a right-bank tributary of the upper Xiang River in Xin'an County, Guangxi, China. The river rises in the west of Panhuang Temple (Chinese :盘皇殿) in Mochuan Township (Chinese :漠川乡) and flows south to north, joining the Xiang at Qukou (Chinese :渠口) of Yujiang Village (Chinese :渔江村), Xiangli Town (Chinese :湘漓镇). The Mochuan River has a length of 60 kilometres (37 mi); its drainage basin covers an area of 416 square kilometres (161 sq mi). [1]

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References

  1. The tributaries of Xiang River: dongnanshan.com or tanzhijian.com

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