The Xiao River ( ) is the Main Stream of the upper

Xiang River The Xiang River is the chief river of the Lake Dongting drainage system of the middle Yangtze, the largest river in Hunan Province, China. It is the 2nd largest tributary (after Min River) in terms of surface runoff, the 5th largest tribut ...

located in Yongzhou,

Hunan Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangx ...

. As of 2011 Water Census of China, it has a length of from the headwaters to the confluence in the

Ping Island The Ping Island () is a river island with a general perimeter of about and an area of in the middle north of Lingling District, Yongzhou, Hunan. ''Ping Island'' is one of the main attractions in Yongzhou. Ping Island is located at the confluence o ...

of Yongzhou with the Xiang River West Branch (Left Branch) originating from

Guangxi Guangxi (; ; alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam ...

. With the tributaries, its

drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...

area is .As of 2011 Water Census of China, the Xiao River was identified as the Main Stem of the Upper Xiang River. 湘江源头在湖南蓝山, 湘江干流全长948公里, 流域面积94,721平方公里 - The source stream of the Xiang is in Lanshan County, the main river of the Xiang has a length of with a

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Geography

The Xiao River borders to the south by the

Mengzhu Mountains The Mengzhu Mountains (), also known as ''Mingzhu Mountains'' (名渚岭) are a group of mountain ranges located in Guangxi and Hunan Provinces, one of the Five Ranges in the Nanling Ranges. The Mengzhu Mountains generally runs northeast to south ...

and

Gui River The Gui River (Chinese: 桂江) 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 ...

of Xi River tributary, to the east by ''

Yangming Mountains The Yangming Mountains (), historically known as Yanghe Mountains (陽和山),about the name of Yangming Mountains, according to ''南渭王与阳明山'' ''阳明山的来历''/ref> are a group of mountains located in Yongzhou, southwestern Hunan, ...

'' (阳明山), Chongling River and Lianjiang River of Bei River tributary, to the west by the

Dupang Mountains The Dupang Mountains () are series of mountains located between the middle western Guilin of Guangxi and the southwestern Yongzhou of Hunan Provinces, one of the Five Large Ranges in the Nanling Ranges. The Dupang Mountains generally runs southwe ...

. The tributaries of the Xiao reach Lianzhou of

Guangdong Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020 ...

and

. Originating from the southern side of Yegou Mountain (野狗岭) in Zhulin Village (竹林村) of Xiangjiangyuan Township, Lanshan County, the Xiao River flows southwest to northeast through Lanshan, Jianghua, Jiangyong, Ningyuan, Dao,

Shuangpai Shuangpai County () is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yongzhou. Shuangpai is also the 3rd smallest administrative unit (after Shaoshan and Guzhang) by population in the counties ...

Lengshuitan Lengshuitan District () is one of two urban districts of Yongzhou City, Hunan Province, China. It is located on the north of the city proper, and lies to the eastern border of Guangxi. The district is bordered to the northwest and the north by ...

and Lingling eight counties, joining the Main Stem of the Xiang at the confluence in

of Yongzhou with the West Branch from Guangxi.the river basin of the Xiao River, according to the ''Water Allocation Plans for Xiangjiang River Basin'' (湘江流域水量分配方案), also se
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