Ying River | |
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Native name | 颍河 ( Chinese) |
Location | |
Country | China |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Henan |
Mouth | Huai River (淮河) |
• location | Zhengyang County, Henan, China |
Length | 557 km (346 mi) [1] |
The Ying River ( simplified Chinese: 颍 河; traditional Chinese: 潁 河; pinyin: Yǐng Hé) is the largest tributary of the Huai River with its origin in Henan Province, People's Republic of China. [2] From Zhoukou City in Henan, the river flows through Fuyang City in Anhui Province then empties into the Huai River at Zhengyang. [3]
Seriously polluted along its entire length, in 2007 the Ying River's water quality was rated as below Grade 5 by the Chinese Environmental Protection Agency. [4]
The Sha River (沙河) is the largest tributary and from the confluence onward, the Ying River is often referred to as the Shaying River (沙颍河). [3]
North bank | South bank |
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Jialu River (贾鲁河) | Sha River (沙河) |
Xin Canal (新运河) | Quan River (泉河) |
Xin Cai River (新蔡河) | |
Ci River (茨河) |