The Shuili or Shueili River () is a river in
Nantou County
Nantou is the second largest County (Taiwan), county of Taiwan by area, located in the central part of the country. It is also the only non-coastal county in Taiwan. Its name derives from the Hoanya people, Hoanya Taiwanese aborigines, Taiwanese ...
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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 ...
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Geology
It flows through Nantou County for 19 km and is the
tributary
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...
for
Zhuoshui River
The Zhuoshui River (), also spelled Choshui or Jhuoshuei River, is the longest river in Taiwan, with a total length of . It flows from its source in Nantou County up to the western border of the county, subsequently forming the border between ...
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Power generation
The river passes through the
Minghu Dam and
Mingtan Dam
The Mingtan Dam () is a dam that spans the Shuili River about downstream from the outlet of Sun Moon Lake in central Taiwan with a height of about . It forms Mingtan Reservoir which is the lower reservoir for the Mingtan Pumped Storage Hydro ...
in
Shuili Township to generate electricity during off peak period with a capacity of 1,008 MW and 1,602 MW respectively.
See also
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Sun Moon Lake
Sun Moon Lake ( zh, t=, p=Rìyuè tán, poj= ; Thao language, Thao: ''Zintun'') is a lake in Yuchi, Nantou, Yuchi Township, Nantou County, Taiwan. It is the largest body of water in Taiwan. The area around the lake is home to the Thao people, o ...
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Mingtan Dam
The Mingtan Dam () is a dam that spans the Shuili River about downstream from the outlet of Sun Moon Lake in central Taiwan with a height of about . It forms Mingtan Reservoir which is the lower reservoir for the Mingtan Pumped Storage Hydro ...
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Minghu Dam
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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
Landforms of Nantou County
Rivers of Taiwan
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