Beigang River
The Beigang River, formerly known as the Pakan from its Hokkien pronunciation, is a river in Taiwan named for Beigang, a port 20 kilometres from its mouth. It flows through Yunlin and Chiayi counties for 82 km.
| Beigang River | |
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Beigang River in Taiwan | |
| Native name | 北港溪 (Chinese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| County | Yunlin and Chiayi |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Western slopes of the Alishan Range |
| • elevation | 561 m (1,841 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Pacific Ocean |
• elevation | 0 metres (0 ft) |
| Length | 82 km (51 mi) |
| Basin size | 645.21 km2 (249.12 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • maximum | 5,000 m3/s (180,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Huwei River * Tahukou River |
| • right | Sandie River |
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| Chinese | 北港溪 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | North Port Creek | ||||||||
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At the river mouth lies the Aogu Wetland at Dongshi Township of Chiayi County.
Beigang River is moderately polluted.
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