Yalong River

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The Yalong River is a major river in southwestern China that flows through the Tibetan Plateau and Sichuan before joining the Yangtze, contributing significantly to regional hydropower and ecology.

Observed surface forms (1)

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Yalong Jiang 1 1

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
tributary
alsoKnownAs Yalong River
surface form: "Yalong Jiang"
basinCountry China NERFINISHED
continent Asia
contributesTo Yangtze River discharge
country China
drainageBasin Yangtze River basin
flowsInDirection generally north–south
flowsThrough Sichuan Province
Tibetan Plateau
hasClimate monsoonal influences in lower reaches
plateau climate in upper reaches
hasEcologicalRole supports plateau riverine ecosystems
supports regional biodiversity
hasEconomicImportance local agriculture
regional energy production
hasFeature deep gorges
high-altitude headwaters
hasHydropowerPotential high
hasUse fisheries
hydropower generation
irrigation
isLocatedInAdministrativeRegion Sichuan Province
isLocatedInGeographicalRegion eastern Tibet
surface form: "eastern Tibetan Plateau"
isSubjectOf environmental impact studies
hydropower development projects
languageOfName Chinese
English
locatedIn China
surface form: "People's Republic of China"

Sichuan Province
Southwest China
surface form: "Southwestern China"

Tibetan Plateau
mouth Yangtze River
mouthLocation Panzhihua
partOf Yangtze River basin
region Southwest China
sourceLocation Tibetan Plateau
tributaryOf Yangtze River

Referenced by (2)

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Yalong River alsoKnownAs Yalong River
this entity surface form: "Yalong Jiang"
Yangtze River majorTributary Yalong River