The Dorimcheon () is a river in
Seoul
Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...
, South Korea. It has its source in the valley between
Gwanaksan
''Gwanaksan'' () is a mountain in southern Seoul, South Korea. Portions lie in the Gwanak District and Geumcheon District of Seoul; other portions lie in the neighboring cities of Anyang, Gyeonggi and Gwacheon.
The name ''gwanak'' means "ha ...
and
Samseongsan in southern
Seoul
Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...
and flows north, past
Seoul National University
Seoul National University (SNU; ) is a public university, public research university in Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the SKY (universities), SKY universities and a part of the Flagship Korean National Universities.
The university's main c ...
. From
Sillim Station to
Daerim Station, it is covered by
Line 2 of the
Seoul Subway
The Seoul Metropolitan Subway () is a urban rail transit, metropolitan railway system consisting of 23 rapid transit, Medium-capacity rail transport system, light metro, commuter rail and people mover lines located in northwest South Korea. T ...
, which is elevated above the stream for this distance, so it is still possible to walk alongside the waterway. The river empties into the
Anyangcheon
Anyangcheon () is a river in Gyeonggi Province and Seoul, South Korea. Its source is on the slopes of Gwanggyosan in Uiwang and flows north, through the city of Gunpo, where a major cleanup operation saw several species of birds return to the are ...
250m beyond the western the end of
Dorimcheon Station's platforms.
Gallery
Image:Dorimcheon from Sindorim Station Bridge.jpg, The Dorimcheon seen from Sindorim Station Bridge
Image:Dorimcheon, looking downstream (west) towards Anyangcheon.jpg, Looking downstream along the Dorimcheon near the Anyangcheon
Image:Dorimcheon 0.jpg, Cycle path alongside the Dorimcheon
See also
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Rivers of Korea
The Korean peninsula is mainly mountainous along its east coast, so most of its river water flows west, emptying into the Yellow Sea. Some of these rivers flow through lakes en route to the coast, but these are all artificial reservoirs, as ther ...
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Geography of South Korea
South Korea is located in East Asia, on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula located out from the far east of the Asian landmass. The only country that shares a land border with South Korea is North Korea, lying to the north with of ...
References
Rivers of Seoul
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