Tamsui River

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geographical feature river

The Tamsui River is a major river in northern Taiwan that flows through the Taipei metropolitan area before emptying into the Taiwan Strait.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical feature → river →
alsoKnownAs	Danshui River →
alsoRomanizedAs	Danshuei River →
associatedPort	Port of Tamsui →
associatedWith	Tamsui District →
basinCountry	Taiwan →
country	Taiwan →
drainageBasinArea	about 2,726 km² →
environmentalIssue	water pollution →
flowsDirection	generally north–northwest →
flowsInto	Taiwan Strait →
flowsThrough	Guandu → New Taipei NERFINISHED → Taipei →
hasBridge	Guandu Bridge → MacArthur Bridge → Taipei Bridge → Zhongxiao Bridge →
hasEstuaryFeature	brackish water near mouth → tidal influence →
hasFloodControlInfrastructure	floodgates in Taipei → levees in Taipei →
historicalRole	important transportation route for northern Taiwan →
importance	major river in northern Taiwan →
improvementEffort	river cleanup programs →
length	about 159 km →
locatedIn	northern Taiwan →
majorCityOnRiver	Keelung NERFINISHED → New Taipei NERFINISHED → Taipei →
mouthLocation	New Taipei NERFINISHED → Tamsui District →
notableViewpoint	Guandu Nature Park → Tamsui Fisherman’s Wharf →
partOf	Taiwan’s major river systems →
passesThrough	Guandu Plain →
recreation	boating → cycling paths → riverside parks →
region	Taipei metropolitan area NERFINISHED →
riverSystem	Tamsui River system →
sourceLocation	Xueshan Range →
tributary	Dahan River NERFINISHED → Keelung River → Xindian River →
waterbodyTypeAtMouth	estuary →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
New Taipei City → New Taipei City ("Xindian River") →	contains
Keelung River ("Tamsui River system") → Tamsui River ("Tamsui River system") →	riverSystem
Keelung River →	emptiesInto
Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area →	hasRiver
Qixing Mountain ("Tamsui River basin") →	near
Taipei →	river
Tamsui River ("Xindian River") →	tributary
Keelung River →	tributaryOf