The Sanxia River () is a tributary of the
Dahan River
The Dahan River (, also spelled Tahan) is a river in northern Taiwan. It originates in Hsinchu County and then flows through Taoyuan City and New Taipei City for 135 km, before it joins Xindian River in Taipei to form the Tamshui River ...
in
New Taipei City
New Taipei City is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality located in regions of Taiwan, northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 4,004,367 as of January 2023, making it the most populous city in Taiwan, a ...
, northern
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
.
[依]
三峽鎮志第一章《地理》
總計三峽溪幹流長約二八·五公里，較日治時期二三公里增長四公里餘，蓋河道變遷，注入口北移所致 The Sanxia is long, with a
drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land in which 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, ...
.
The river flows through
Tucheng District
Tucheng District () is a District (Taiwan), district in the southwestern part of New Taipei City, Taiwan.
History
On 26 June 1993, Tucheng was upgraded from Township (Taiwan), rural township to a county-administered city within Taipei County. ...
,
Shulin District
Shulin District () is an inner city district in southwestern New Taipei City, Taiwan.
History
On August 1, 1946, seventeen urban villages () were divided from Yingge Township and made into Shulin Township ().
Shulin was upgraded to a coun ...
and a small portion of
Daxi District
Daxi District (), formerly known as Daxi Township (), is a district (Taiwan), district in eastern Taoyuan City, Taiwan. In March 2012, it was named one of the ''Top 10 Small Tourist Destinations'' by the Tourism Bureau of Taiwan.
History
T ...
in
Taoyuan City
Taoyuan () is a special municipality located in northwestern Taiwan, neighboring New Taipei City to the north-east, Yilan County to the south-east, and Hsinchu County to the south-west. Taoyuan District is the seat of the municipal gove ...
.
See also
*
List of rivers in Taiwan
This is a list of rivers ( or ) on Taiwan Island in the Republic of China which are over :
* Dongshan River - Yilan County -
*Lanyang River - Yilan County -
** Yilan River - Yilan County -
** Qingshui River - Yilan County -
** Luodong R ...
References
Rivers of Taiwan
Landforms of New Taipei
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