The Gan River ( Chinese : 赣江 ; pinyin : Gàn Jiāng , Gan : Kōm-kong) runs north through the western part of Jiangxi before flowing into Lake Poyang and thus the Yangtze River . The Xiang-Gan uplands separate it from the Xiang River of neighboring eastern Hunan .
5-690: Two similarly sized rivers, the Gong River which is the southern tributary and the Mei River from the north combine in Yudu County , Jiangxi, to form the Gan. The Gan River flows 527 km (327 mi) before splitting into distributaries just north of Nanchang . The longest of these, the North Branch, is several times longer than the other distributaries at 72 km (45 mi). The Gan River
10-680: A river in China is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Gong River Gong River or Gongshui ( Chinese : 贡水 ) is a river of China . It is part of the East China Sea basin as a headwater of the Gan River , which itself is a tributary of the Yangtze . The Gong river flows in Jiangxi province and is the main tributary of the Gan river, itself a tributary of
15-530: Is of the humid subtropical climate type with rainfall concentrated in the summer (between April and September). Average annual precipitation is 1627 mm with an evaporation of 1550 mm and an average annual temperature of 18 °C. The watershed is mainly occupied by hills and small mountains. This is one of the regions of southern China most affected by erosion phenomena associated with human activities (destruction of forests, cultivation of soils and opening of mines and quarries). This article related to
20-509: Is the major geographical feature of Jiangxi, and gives its name to the Gan variety of Chinese as well as the province's one-character abbreviation. The river feeds into Lake Poyang , which in turns connects with the Yangtze . 28°31′55″N 115°48′54″E / 28.532°N 115.815°E / 28.532; 115.815 This Jiangxi location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to
25-560: The Yangtze. The river watershed has an area of 27,074 square kilometers (10,453 sq mi) (30% of the Gan river basin). The average flow of the river is 700 cubic meters per second (25,000 cu ft/s). Its main tributaries are the Tao and Ping rivers. The river basin of the river extends between longitudes 114° 48′–116° 08′ and latitudes 24° 38′–26° 43 ′ N. The climate
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