List of rivers of Korea

Major rivers of Korea.

The Korean peninsula is mainly mountainous along its east coast, so most of its river water flows west, emptying into the Yellow Sea. Some of these rivers flow through lakes en route to the coast, but these are all artificial reservoirs, as there are no natural lakes on the Korean mainland. A few rivers head south, emptying into the Korea Strait and some more minor rivers flow east, though these are usually little more than streams in comparison. In the list below, tributaries are listed under the river into which they flow and then in upstream order. They are listed counterclockwise, from the Yalu to the Tumen.

Main rivers of South Korea

Map of Main Rivers of South Korea.

Rivers flowing into the Yellow Sea (West Sea)

• Yalu River, known in Korean as the "Amnok River" (압록강)
  • Hunjiang River (渾江) (Joins Yalu River from Chinese side)
• Ch'ongch'on River (청천강)
  • Taeryong River (대령강)
• Taedong River (대동강)
  • Chaeryong River (재령강)
  • Ryesong River (예성강)
    • Handarinae (한다리내)
      • Jeongjacheon (정자천)
    • Rucheon (루천)
    • Ojocheon (오조천)
• Imjin River (임진강)
  • Han River (한강)
    • Gongneungcheon (곡능천)
    • Najinhacheon (나진하천)
    • Changneungcheon (창능천)
    • Anyangcheon (안양천)
      • Dorimcheon (도림천)
      • Mokgamcheon (목감천)
      • Samseongcheon (삼성천)
      • Hakuicheon (학의천)
    • Jungnangcheon (중랑천)
      • Cheonggyecheon (청계천)
    • Tancheon (탄천)
      • Yangjaecheon (양재천)
      • Yeosucheon (여수천)
      • Bundangcheon (분당천)
      • Pungdeokcheon (풍덕천)
    • Gyeongancheon (경안천)
      • Neungwoncheon (능원천)
      • Yangjicheon (양지천)
      • Unhakcheon (운학천)
    • Bukhan River (북한강)
      • Yangguseocheon (양구서천)
      • Munhocheon (문호천)
      • Hongcheon River (홍천강)
        • Sandaecheon (산대천)
        • Deoksancheon (덕산천)
          • Seongjeoncheon (성전천)
        • Yasidaecheon (야시대천)
      • Gapyeongcheon (가평천)
      • Soyang River (소양강)
        • Inbukcheon (인북천)
      • Sanaecheon (사내천)
        • Yongdamcheon (용담천)
      • Magunaemeo (마구내머)
        • Mahyeoncheon (마현천)
        • Bongocheon (봉오천)
    • Namhan River (남한강)
      • Sinnaegaeul (신내개울)
        • Heukcheon (흑천)
      • Yongdamcheon (용담천)
      • Bokhacheon (복하천)
        • Jukdangcheon (죽당천)
        • Pyogocheon (표고천)
        • Gwanricheon (관리천)
      • Yanghwacheon (양화천)
      • Geumdangcheon (금당천)
      • Cheongmicheon (청미천)
        • Gyecheon (계천)
          • Ungcheon (웅천)
      • Seom River (섬강)
        • Iricheon (이리천)
      • Mokmicheon (목미천)
      • Hwangsancheon (환산천)
      • Guryongcheon (구룡천)
      • Yeongdeokcheon (영덕천)
      • Daejeoncheon (대전천)
      • Dalcheon (달천)
        • Seongmundongcheon (석문동천)
        • Yodocheon (요도천)
      • Dong River (동강) (forms the Namhan)
      • Pyeongchang River (평창강) (forms the Namhan)
  • Munsancheon (문산천)
  • Seolmacheon (설마천)
  • Samicheon (사미천)
    • Jigocheon (지거천)
    • Sincheon (신천)
  • Ganghwacheon (강화천)
    • Sannaecheon (산내천)
  • Hantan River (한탄강)
    • Yeongpyeongcheon (영평천)
      • Pocheoncheon (포천천)
    • Guntangaeul (군탄개울)
  • Yeokgokcheon (역곡천)
• Barancheon (발안천)
  • Suchoncheon (수촌천)
  • Hwadangcheon (화당천)
• Anseongcheon (안성천)
  • Sineoncheon (신언천)
  • Jinwicheon (진위천)
    • Jwagyocheon (좌교천)
    • Gwanlicheon (관리천)
    • Hwanggujicheon (황구지천)
      • Sujikcheon (수직천)
      • Seorangcheon (서랑천)
      • Anyeongcheon (안영천)
      • Yangjeongcheon (양정천)
      • Woncheoncheon (원천천)
      • Suwoncheon (수원천)
        • Gwanggyocheon (광교천)
      • Seohocheon (서호천)
        • Jeongjacheon (정자천)
      • Jangancheon (장안천)
        • Sincheoncheon (신천천)
    • Osancheon (오산천)
  • Hancheon (한천)
• Sapgyocheon (삽교천)
  • Namwoncheon (남원천)
  • Gokgyocheon (곡교천)
    • Eumbongcheon (음봉천)
    • Omokcheon (오목천)
    • Onyangcheon (온양천)
      • Geumgokcheon (금곡천)
    • Cheonancheon (천안천)
      • Maegokcheon (매곡천)
      • Bonggangcheon (봉강천)
        • Yongcheon (용천)
        • Pungsecheon (풍세천)
  • Dogocheon (도고천)
  • Muhancheon (무한천)
  • Seogucheon (석우천)
  • Hyogyocheon (효교천)
  • Daechicheon (대치천)
  • Geummacheon (금마천)
• Chodaecheon (초대천)
• Geum River (금강)
• Dongjin River (동진강)
• Mangyeong River (만경강)
• Yeongsan River (영산강)
  • Hwangnyong River (황룡강)
    • Pyeongnimcheon (평림천)
    • Gaecheon (개천)
  • Gwangjucheon (광주천)
  • Pungyeongjeongcheon (풍영정천)
  • Jeungam River (증암강)
    • Jungangcheon (중앙천)
  • Orye River (오례강)

Rivers flowing into the Korea Strait (South Sea)

• Seomjin River (섬진강)
  • Boseong River (보성강)
• Nakdong River (낙동강)
  • Miryang River (밀양강)
  • Nam River (남강)
    • Gyeongho River (경호강)
  • Hwang River (황강)
  • Geumho River (금호강)
    • Sincheon (신천)
  • Yeong River (영강)

Rivers flowing into the Sea of Japan (East Sea)

• Jangancheon (장안천)
  • Yongsocheon (용소천)
• Hyoamcheon (효암천)
  • Hwasancheon (화산천)
• Hoeya River (회야강)
  • Namchangcheon (남창천)
  • Daebukcheon (대북천)
  • Cheongokcheon (천곡천)
  • Junamcheon (주남천)
• Oehang River (외항강)
  • Cheongnyangcheon (청량천)
    • Duwangcheon (두왕천)
    • Namcheon (남천)
• Taehwa River (태화강)
  • Yeocheoncheon (여천천)
  • Myeongchoncheon (명촌천)
    • Yangjeongcheon (양정천)
    • Jinjangcheon (진장천)
  • Dongcheon River (동천강)
    • Songjeongcheon (송정천)
    • Dongcheon (동천) (Upper part of the Dongcheon River)
  • Cheokdongcheon (척동천)
  • Mubeopcheon (무법천)
  • Guksucheon (국수천)
  • Daegokcheon (대곡천)
    • Guryangcheon (구량천)
    • Mihocheon (미호천)
  • Sangcheoncheon (상천천)
    • Jakcheoncheon (작천천)
    • Gacheoncheon (가천천)
• Eomulcheon (어물천)
  • Bangbangcheon (방방천)
• Jeongjacheon (정자천)
  • Muryongcheon (무룡천)
• Sinmyeongcheon (신명천)
• Gwanseongcheon (관성천)
• Haseocheon (하서천)
• Hyeongsan River (형산강)
  • Gigyecheon (기계천)
  • Bukcheon (북천)
• Wangpicheon (왕피천)
• Nam River (남강)
• Geumya River (금야강)
• Seongcheon River (성천강)
• Namdaecheon (남대천)
• Bukdaecheon (북대천)
• Eorangcheon (어랑천)
• Suseongcheon (수성천)
• Tumen River, known in Korean as the "Duman River" (두만강)

See also

• List of rivers
• List of Korea-related topics
• Geography of South Korea
• Geography of North Korea