Min River (Sichuan)
| Min River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Songpan, Sichuan |
| • coordinates | 28°46′14″N 104°37′56″E / 28.77056°N 104.63222°E |
| Mouth | |
• location | Yangtze at Yibin, Sichuan |
| Length | 735 km (457 mi) |
| Basin size | 133,000 km2 (51,000 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Yibin |
| • average | 2,850 m3/s (101,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Dadu River |
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| Chinese | 岷江 | ||||||||
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The Min River (Chinese: 岷江; pinyin: Mínjiāng) is a 735-kilometer-long river (457 mi) in central Sichuan province, China. It is a tributary of the upper Yangtze River, which flows through Chengdu and joins at Yibin. Within China, it was traditionally taken as the main course of the upper Yangtze before extensive exploration of its sources.