The Panlong River () is an urban river in

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. It originates at the Songhuaba Reservoir north of Kunming and flows in a north-to-south direction through the city's Panlong, Wuhua and

Guandu District Guandu District () is one of seven districts of the prefecture-level city of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, Southwest China. It is in the southeast of Kunming and borders Yiliang County, Kunming Yiliang County () is a county, under th ...

s. It enters the

Dian Lake Dian Lake (), also known as Dianchi, Dianchi Lake, Lake Dian and Kunming Lake, is a fault lake located on the Puduhe- Xishan fault in Kunming, Yunnan, China at 24°23′–26°22′ N, 102°10′–103°40′ E. Its nickname is the "Sparkling ...

at . The river receives a large quantity of municipal

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and

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from industrial

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. The Panlong River of Kunming should not be confused with another, longer, river of the same name (also 盘龙江), which flows through south-eastern Yunnan and Vietnam, and enters the Red River.

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Photo of Panlong River, KunmingWikimapia
Panlong River – 盤龍河
Environmental Management Plan (EMP)
Yunnan Urban Environment Project Geography of Kunming Rivers of Yunnan {{China-river-stub