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Lishui River (also known as Li River, Chinese language: 澧水, pinyin: lǐshuǐ, Wade-Giles: li3-shui3) is a riverinHunan province of China, one of the Yangtze River's four largest tributaries in the province.
Lishui has three origination places, the north, the middle and the south. The north one is the most important place, origination from ShanmujieofSangzhi CountyinZhangjiajie. The middle one, origination from the east side of the Badagong Mountain in Sangzhi and the south place, origination from LongjiazhaiofYongshun CountyinXiangxi. The three originations join the main river in Nancha of Sangzhi, then runs east. Loushui River is a tributary of Lishui River.
It flows into the Dongting LakeatXiaodukouinJinshi. Its total length is 388 kilometres (241 mi).
Tributaries of the Xiang River
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16 largest tributaries |
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Tributaries of the Mi River |
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Tributaries of the Xiao River |
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Yangtze system |
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Yellow system |
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Pearl system |
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Heilongjiang system |
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Huai system |
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Hai system |
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Liao system |
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Other major rivers |
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