The Gui River (Chinese: 桂江; pinyin: Guì Jiāng) is a river in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China, and a tributary of the Xi Jiang. It is formed in Pingle by the confluence of the Li River and Lipu River and flows southeast, merging with the Xun Jiang to form the Xi at Wuzhou.
Gui River Guì Jiāng | |
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Native name | 桂江 |
Location | |
Country | China |
State | Guangxi |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Confluence of the Li and Lipu Rivers |
• location | Pingle, Guangxi, China |
• coordinates | 24°38′09″N 110°36′38″E / 24.6358°N 110.6106°E |
Mouth | Xi River |
• location | Wuzhou, Guangxi, China |
• coordinates | 23°28′05″N 111°18′35″E / 23.4680°N 111.3096°E |
Length | 426 km (265 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 18,200 km2 (7,000 sq mi)[2] |
Discharge | |
• average | 767 m3/s (27,100 cu ft/s)[2] |
References
edit- ^ "西江水系" [Xi River system]. 广西通志 [Encyclopedia of Guangxi] (in Chinese). November 1993. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ a b "主要河流基本情况(2012年)" [Overview of major rivers (2012)]. Guangxi Statistical Yearbook 2013 (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 January 2016.