| Yeongsangang | |
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Yeongsangang River flowing through Damyang
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| Native name | 영산강 (Korean) |
| Location | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Provinces | South Jeolla, Gwangju |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Bukhacheon |
| • location | Byeongpung Mountain, Damyang, South Jeolla[a][1] |
| Mouth | Yellow Sea |
• location | Esturay Bank, Yeongam, South Jeolla[2] |
| Length | 129 km (80 mi)[2] |
| Basin size | 3,467 km2 (1,339 sq mi)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Naju Bridge, Naju[b][3] |
| • average | 48 m3/s (1,700 cu ft/s)[c][3] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Jiseokcheon |
| • right | Hwangnyong River, Gomagwoncheon, Hampyeongcheon |
| Yeongsan River | |
| Hangul | 영산강 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Yeongsan-gang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yŏngsan'gang |
The Yeongsangang is a river in south-western South Korea. It has a length of 129.50 km, and covers an area of 3,467.83 km2. It runs through Damyang, Naju, Gwangju and other regions and eventually flows into the Yellow SeaatYeongam through the estuary bank.
34°46′N 126°21′E / 34.767°N 126.350°E / 34.767; 126.350
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