Zhuoshui River
The Zhuoshui River, also spelled Choshui or Jhuoshuei River, (Chinese: 濁水溪; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhuóshuǐ Xī; Tongyong Pinyin: Jhuóshuěi Si; Wade–Giles: Cho2-shui3 Hsi1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lô-chúi-khoe) is the longest river in Taiwan. It flows from its source in Nantou County up to the western border of the county, subsequently forming the border between Yunlin County and Changhua County, with a total length of 203 km (126 mi).
| Zhuoshui River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Republic of China |
| Region | Changhua, Chiayi, Nantou, Yunlin, Taiwan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Wushe River (霧社溪) |
| • location | Hehuanshan East Peak, Nantou County |
| Mouth | |
• location | Between Changhua County and Yunlin County |
• coordinates | 23°50′26″N 120°14′19″E |
| Length | 203 km (126 mi) |
| Basin size | 3,155.21 km2 (1,218.23 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 164.8 m3/s (5,820 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 14,000 m3/s (490,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Chingshui River, Chenyoulan River, Kashe River, and others |
| • right | Shuili River, and others |
| Bridges | Xiluo Bridge |
The river serves as an unofficial boundary between the north and south of Taiwan.
It is dammed in its upper reaches by the Wushe and Wujie Dams, and further downstream by the Jiji Weir.
The Zhuoshui River environment has in recent years been seriously degraded both by the construction of a dam across the river at Jiji and by the ongoing activities of the concrete industry.