Yongding River

The Yongding River (Chinese: 永定河; pinyin: Yǒngdìng Hé; Wade–Giles: Yungting He) is a river in northern China. It is one of the main tributaries in the Hai River system and is best known as the largest river to flow through Beijing. In recent years, the Beijing segment of the river has dried up due to environmental issues. The Beijing municipal government has invested 16 billion yuan in an effort to replace the riverbed with parkland or smaller bodies of water.

Yongding River
The Yongding River under the Marco Polo Bridge is dried out
The Hai River Basin.
Native name永定河 (Chinese)
Physical characteristics
SourceGuancen Mountains
  locationNingwu County, Shanxi Province
MouthHai River
  coordinates
39.1623°N 117.1762°E / 39.1623; 117.1762
Length650 kilometers (400 mi)
Basin size47,016 square kilometers (18,153 sq mi)
Basin features
BridgesMarco Polo Bridge
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