The Laodao River (), also known as the Laotang River () or Liaoxu River (), is a right-bank tributary of the
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 second-largest tributary (after the Min River) in terms of surface runoff, the fifth-largest ...
, the 2nd largest tributary of Xiang River in
Changsha
Changsha is the capital of Hunan, China. It is the 15th most populous city in China with a population of 10,513,100, the Central China#Cities with urban area over one million in population, third-most populous city in Central China, and the ...
,
Hunan Province
Hunan is an inland province in Central China. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to the east, Guangdong and Guangxi to the south, and Guizhou and Chon ...
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China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
. The river has a length of with its drainage area of , accounting for 21.52% of the total area of Changsha, with surface water resources of 2,262 million cubic meters, accounting for 20.62% of that (as of 2014). It flows through
Liuyang City,
Changsha County
Changsha County (), commonly known as Xingsha (), is a county in Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Changsha. Located in the west portion of Changsha, the county is bordered to the north by Miluo ...
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Furong and
Kaifu Districts, and merges into Xiang River at Jiangwan () of
Xiufeng Subdistrict,
Kaifu District.
The River originates from Zhouluo Village () of
Shegang Town in Liuyang, and flows through
Longfu Township,
Shashi Town,
Beisheng Town,
Yong'an Town,
Chuanhua Town, and
Huanghua Town to join the Xiang River at Yangyou Lake.
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Rivers of Changsha
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