Yilan River
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 Map showing the mouth of Yilan River at its confluence with the Lanyang River
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| Country | Taiwan |
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Zhuangwei, Yilan 24°43′05″N 121°49′23″E / 24.7181°N 121.8231°ECoordinates: 24°43′05″N 121°49′23″E / 24.7181°N 121.8231°E |
| River system | Lanyang River |
| Basin size | 149 km2 (58 sq mi) |
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| Length | 25 km (16 mi) |
The Yilan River (Chinese: 宜蘭河; pinyin: Yílán Hé; Wade–Giles: I2-lan2 Ho2) is a tributary of the Lanyang River in Yilan County, northeast Taiwan. It flows through Yilan for 25 kilometers.
Three turtle species occur in the Yilan River: the native Chinese stripe-necked turtle and yellow pond turtle, and the introduced red-eared slider, which outnumbers the native species.Glass eels of two eel species, Anguilla japonica and Anguilla marmorata, are found in the river.
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