Hutuo River (滹沱河) | |
River | |
Country | China |
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States | Shanxi, Hebei |
Region | Northern China |
Part of | Hai River watershed |
Tributaries | |
- left | Qingshui River, Yangwu River |
- right | Zhi River, Fuyang River |
Cities | Yangquan, Shijiazhuang, Zhengding, Gaocheng |
Landmark | Longxing Temple, Xibaipo |
Source | Grape River |
- location | Near the Taixi Mountain of Fanshi County, Shanxi Province, Near the Wutai Mountain and Taihang Mountains, China |
Mouth | Ziya River |
- location | Xian County, Hebei Province, North China Plain, China |
Length | 364.7 mi (587 km), West-east |
Basin | 10,540.6 sq mi (27,300 km2) |
Discharge | |
- average | 243 cu ft/s (7 m3/s) |
Hutuo River is a major river in northern China and an important member of Hai River system. It derives from Wutai Mountain in Shanxi province and flows through the Taihang Mountains to reach the North China Plain, where it meets the Fuyang River near the Xian County of Hebei province and continued flowing as Ziya River to the Pohai Bay. The total length of Hutuo River is about 587 kilometers and the watershed area is about 27.3 thousand square kilometers. It flows through the city of Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei province. The discharge is about 220 million cubic meters per year.