The Qingjiang (Chinese: 清江; pinyin: Qīngjiāng) is a tributary of the Yangtze River.[1] It is 423 kilometers long.[2] Its drainage area is 17,000 km².[3] The Qingjiang empties into the Yangtze at the ancient city of Yichang.[4]
The Qingjiang has three large dams on it, the Geheyan, Gaobazhou, and Shuibuya.[2] The Geheyan dam has a ship lift that can lift vessels of up to 300 tons displacement.
During the 1998 Yangtze flood the dam effectively held back the Qingjiang's flow.[1]
External links
- Qingjiang Scenery, China News
- China to Build New Hydropower Project on Qingjiang River, People's Daily, January 11, 2000
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