The Red River system is a network of rivers or delta system surrounding the main river -
Red River in
North Vietnam
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These branches of the system contribute to or receive water from Red River. Red River system, joining with the
Thái Bình river system The Thái Bình river system is one of the two major river systems in the Red River Delta, Vietnam; the other one is the Red River system. Both split from the Red River (Asia), Red River in the Hưng Yên province. The system consists of 8 rivers fl ...
in the northeast, creates the
Red River Delta
The Red River Delta or Hong River Delta () is the flat low-lying plain formed by the Red River and its distributaries merging with the Thái Bình River in Northern Vietnam. ''Hồng'' (紅) is a Sino-Vietnamese word for "red" or "crimson". T ...
- the second largest
delta
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in
Vietnam
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,because of the close relation between Red River system and Thái Bình river system, the two system are known as the common name ''Red and Thai Binh rivers system''. Alluvium of the Red River system creates the central and south Red River Delta. Two banks of the rivers are protected by a great dyke system.
The area has a high population density, with some 20% of Vietnam's residents living in the delta.
The network of the Red River system has been used for much of human history as a route for the movement of people and for trade, including as a maritime corridor within the historic Chinese Southwest silk road.
Rivers of the system
*Main river:
Red River
*Confluences:
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Da River''
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Lô River
The Lô River () is a major river of Vietnam. It flows through Hà Giang Province, Tuyên Quang Province and Phú Thọ Province for 470 kilometres and has a basin area of 39,000 km2 and originates in Yunnan
Yunnan; is an inland P ...
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*Besides that, confluences of another river -
River Đáy
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, a river starts from mountainous area of
Hòa Bình and
Ninh Bình provinces, including Bôi river, Hoàng Long river, Vạc river although not contribute water to Red River, but for several reasons, they are still considered as Red River confluences.
*Branches:
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River Đáy
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'' and its branches
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Nhuệ River''
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Đuống River''
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Phủ Lý River'' (or Châu Giang River)
*''
Luoc River'' linking Red River with Thái Bình River
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Trà Lý River'', flowing eastward through Thái Bình Province
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Diêm Hộ River''
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Ninh Cơ River'' flowing southward through Nam Định Province
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Nam Định River
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* The Vietnam War
Nam, The Nam or NAM may also refer to:
Arts and media
* Nam, a fictional character in anime series ''Dragon Ball''
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So River''
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Lân River''
River mouth
*Ba Lat, main river mouth, located in the border between
Thái Bình
Thái Bình City () is a city in the Red River Delta of Northern Vietnam. It is the capital of Thái Bình Province. The city is located 110 km from Hanoi. The city area is 67.7 square km, with a population of 210,000 people (2006).
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provinces and
Nam Định
Nam Định () is the capital city of Nam Định province in the Red River Delta of the Northern Vietnam.
History
From August 18–20 of each year, there is a festival held in Nam Định called the Cố Trạch. This celebration honors Gener ...
provinces
*Diêm Hộ, Trà Lý, Lân (Thái Bình Province)
*So, Lach Giang (Nam Định Province)
*Đáy, located in the border between
Ninh Bình and Nam Định provinces.
References
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Geography of Vietnam