Yuan River

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For the town of the same name, see Yuanjiang.

The Yuan River / Yuanjiang (沅江 or 沅水) is one of the four largest rivers in Hunan province in southeast-central China, and is a tributary of Yangtze River.

It is 537 miles (864 km) long and rises in Guizhou province in the Miao Mountains near Tu-yün and is navigable. The upper stream is called the Lung-t'ou River, and downstream it is called the Ch'ing-shui River. It becomes the Yüan River after its confluence with its northern tributary, the Wu River.

Location coordinates: [28°25′37″N, 110°22′49″E]

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