Geumho River

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Geumho River
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Physical characteristics
Mouth Nakdong River
Length116 km (72 mi)
Basin size2,000 km2 (770 sq mi)
Korean name
Hangul
금호강
Hanja
Revised Romanization Geumho-gang
McCune–Reischauer Kǔmho-gang

The Geumho River flows through North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, and drains into the Nakdong River. It rises in the hilly area of western Pohang, flows west for 116 kilometers before meeting with the Nakdong in western Daegu. It drains an area of more than 2,000 square kilometers. Notable tributaries include the Sincheon, which flows north through Daegu. The name Geumho-gang means "river of the zither-shaped lake," a reference to its oxbow curve in northern Daegu. Much of the riverbank in Daegu has been transformed into parkland.

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Ecological conditions

The Geumho has been among the most polluted rivers in South Korea largely because of industrial waste from nearby large-scale dyeing operations. This is especially critical because the Geumho is a tributary of the Nakdong river. The Geumho water samples have consistently received low grades on the water grading system of the Korean government. [1] Communities allege that the water quality problem stemmed from the development of the Wicheon complex. [2] The regional environment office of Daegu reported a new ecological plan to improve water quality around the rivers in 2008, including improvement of water circulation and the rivers' ecosystems. [3]

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References

  1. [Hot Issue] 'Moaning of Pollution …every region avoid its charge DongA Ilbo 2001-05-14 http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=102&oid=020&aid=0000063983
  2. [지자체] '물 싸움' 심각하다 Hankook Ilbo 2001-03-21 http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=102&oid=038&aid=0000059860
  3. Change river of Geumho and Hyeongsan into 'Good' quality living melanian snail<금호강.형산강에 다슬기 사는 '좋은물’흐른다> 연합뉴스 2008-01-08

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