The Datong River ( Chinese : 大通河 ; pinyin : Dàtōng hé ), known as the Julak Chu ( Tibetan : འཇུ་ལག་ཆུ་) in Amdo Tibetan , is a river of Qinghai in the Yellow River basin. It has a total length of 560 kilometres (350 mi), and a basin area of 15,130 square kilometres (5,840 sq mi). It has an average annual flow of 90.5 cubic meters per second. It was previously spelled Tatung in English.
3-712: The river forms in Tianjun County , part of Qinghai Province's Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture . It then flows easterly separating the Qilian Mountains from the Daban Mountains . The main centre of population along its length here is Menyuan . The Datong River meets the Huangshui River at Qinghai's border with Gansu . While it is a tributary of the Huangshui in name,
6-630: Is a county of Qinghai Province , China, bordering Gansu Province to the north. It is under the administration of the Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture . The county seat in Xinyuan Town. Tianjun County is divided into 3 towns and 7 townships . The county is served by the Qinghai–Tibet Railway ; its Tianjun railway station is located near the county seat, Xinyuan Town. Large coalfields are worked near Muli Town in
9-650: The Datong River is actually the main stem of the Huangshui River system and is considerably longer than the Huangshui. 36°20′23″N 102°50′14″E / 36.33972°N 102.83722°E / 36.33972; 102.83722 This article related to a river in China is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tianjun County Tianjun County , in Tibetan Themchen,
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