List of tributaries of the Yangtze
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The Yangtze has a number of direct tributaries. This page lists such tributaries by size, from the estuary upwards in the order of their inflows. Tributaries with a drainage area greater than 1,000 km2 and a flow rate greater than 10 m3/s are included.[1]
| Left
tributary |
Right
tributary |
Length
(km) |
Basin size
(km2) |
Average discharge
(m3/s)* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yangtze (with Huai) | 6,418 | 1,970,000 | 31,900 | |
| Yangtze Delta | ||||
| Huangpu | 114 | 26,251.3 | 365.8 | |
| Xiheng | 1,105.5 | 12.8 | ||
| Luting | 2,523.1 | 24.3 | ||
| Huai | 1,252 | 172,079.4 | 1,317 | |
| Chu | 269 | 7,829.9 | 79.5 | |
| Lower Yangtze | ||||
| Qinhuai | 110 | 2,631 | 29.2 | |
| Guxi (Shuiyang) | 254 | 10,740.7 | 236.4 | |
| Qingyi | 275 | 7,910.5 | 303.8 | |
| Yuxi | 68 | 12,475.8 | 164.3 | |
| Huanghu | 717.7 | 16.6 | ||
| Tianhe | 686.2 | 11.6 | ||
| Fengsha | 552.8 | 12.9 | ||
| Qingtong | 1,272.6 | 39.1 | ||
| Jiahuahe | 503.3 | 16.4 | ||
| Qiupu | 150 | 2,788 | 101.7 | |
| Luochang | 789.9 | 17.6 | ||
| Chang | 3,654.2 | 79.9 | ||
| Huangpen | 1,502 | 46.3 | ||
| Wan | 227 | 5,638.5 | 136.8 | |
| Dipaigou | 800.7 | 21.6 | ||
| Yaodu | 736.1 | 22.7 | ||
| Huayang | 4,993.7 | 138.9 | ||
| Dongsheng (Dong) | 660.4 | 19.5 | ||
| Jiangjiatao | 530.8 | 16.2 | ||
| Middle Yangtze | ||||
| Kan Kiang–Poyang Lake–Gan | 991 | 162,424.3 | 5,981.1 | |
| Changhe | 1,293.6 | 42.2 | ||
| Nanyang (Gankou) | 336.9 | 10.6 | ||
| Fushui | 196 | 5,258.1 | 143.3 | |
| Qishui | 2,148 | 54 | ||
| Baishawan | 1,146.2 | 28.1 | ||
| Xishui | 157 | 2,604.5 | 59.8 | |
| Ba | 3,318.9 | 71.4 | ||
| Yuehe | 3,232.2 | 71.7 | ||
| Jushui | 170.4 | 4,367.6 | 87 | |
| Daoshui | 2,188.3 | 38 | ||
| She | 112 | 2,312 | 36.8 | |
| Huan Shui | 1,591.1 | 23.4 | ||
| Han | 1,577 | 165,306.1 | 1,640.3 | |
| Tongshue | 2,204.4 | 40.2 | ||
| Dongjing | 5,276.2 | 81.5 | ||
| Neijing | 4,124.7 | 75.4 | ||
| Ganhe | 1,373.5 | 32 | ||
| Tingsi | 843.8 | 19.1 | ||
| Lushui (Liu) | 3,843.4 | 95 | ||
| Ya Pengkouhe | 1,189.5 | 26.5 | ||
| Dongting Lake | 14 | 260,551.3 | 6,374.1 | |
| Juzhang | 341.5 | 7,284 | 86.4 | |
| Manao | 661.1 | 10.4 | ||
| Qing | 423 | 16,696.7 | 467 | |
| Upper Yangtze | ||||
| Huangbo (Huangbai) | 1,948.5 | 32.4 | ||
| Jiuwan Brook | 580.6 | 13.4 | ||
| Xiang | 3,211.9 | 52.3 | ||
| Qinggang | 784.9 | 19.8 | ||
| Shennong | 1,057.1 | 21.8 | ||
| Daning | 202 | 4,202.1 | 84.5 | |
| Daxi | 1,629.2 | 37.2 | ||
| Meixi | 112.8 | 1,895 | 40.1 | |
| Shilu | 1,334.6 | 30.1 | ||
| Mondao | 3,058.7 | 68.3 | ||
| Tangxi | 1,716.4 | 37.8 | ||
| Xiao | 183 | 5,225 | 127 | |
| Ruxi | 742.1 | 17 | ||
| Ganjing | 923.6 | 21 | ||
| Long | 2,770.2 | 62.1 | ||
| Quxi | 1,004.7 | 21.9 | ||
| Wu | 1,150 | 86,798.7 | 1,697.5 | |
| Lixiang | 923.7 | 19.7 | ||
| Taohua | 872.1 | 18.6 | ||
| Yulin | 218.2 | 3,861 | 78.7 | |
| Jialing | 1,129 | 159,180.3 | 2,367.5 | |
| Qi (Furong) | 231 | 7,100.6 | 169 | |
| Binan | 1,051 | 20 | ||
| Tang | 1,216.5 | 23.8 | ||
| Shengshui | 739.8 | 13.8 | ||
| Chishui | 523 | 18,873.2 | 335.1 | |
| Tuo | 655 | 27,866 | 519 | |
| Yongning | 156 | 3,265.8 | 91 | |
| Changning | 2,025.1 | 36.2 | ||
| Huangsha | 879.3 | 15.4 | ||
| Nanguang | 4,767.8 | 79.2 | ||
| Min | 735 | 135,295.6 | 2,850 | |
| Jinsha | ||||
| Heng | 305 | 15,016 | 199 | |
| Xining | 1,049.4 | 18.9 | ||
| Xisu (Xiaohe) | 45 | 707 | 11.9 | |
| Liutong (Meigu) | 145 | 3,248 | 59.1 | |
| Niulan | 461 | 13,107 | 181.8 | |
| Xixi | 155 | 2,891 | 55 | |
| Heishui | 173 | 3,750 | 68.5 | |
| Yili | 121 | 2,600.5 | 39 | |
| Xiao (Mashu) | 141 | 3,049 | 37.7 | |
| Laowang-shan Danian | 787.4 | 12.5 | ||
| Pudu | 294 | 11,685.7 | 174.8 | |
| Sanyu | 1,376.7 | 23.6 | ||
| Pulong | 2,351.2 | 39.7 | ||
| Mengguo | 1,727.8 | 22.1 | ||
| Longchuan | 260 | 9,287.1 | 124.1 | |
| Yalong | 1,323 | 128,444 | 1,914 | |
| Renhe Gou | 699 | 10.7 | ||
| Xinzhuang (Cha) | 95 | 1,441 | 22.8 | |
| Wanma | 1,075.1 | 17.1 | ||
| Maguo | 1,355.5 | 25.8 | ||
| Yupao | 193 | 4,033.5 | 61.8 | |
| Naxi (Dadan) | 102.4 | 1,888 | 31.4 | |
| Luotou | 1,003.8 | 17.3 | ||
| Yanggong | 1,672.6 | 32.3 | ||
| Wulang | 2,080.4 | 40.1 | ||
| Shiluo (Daoceng) | 299 | 13,856.8 | 193.1 | |
| Chongjiang | 2,556.3 | 40.2 | ||
| Yongligou | 1,008.2 | 17.8 | ||
| Zhen Lanhe | 938.1 | 16.4 | ||
| Xugongqing | 851.3 | 16.2 | ||
| Zhiboluo (Zhubalong) | 1,870 | 36.4 | ||
| Wengshui | 2,506.4 | 29.9 | ||
| Songmai | 226 | 12,213 | 116.5 | |
| Zhongyan | 2,594.5 | 16.5 | ||
| Moqu Qu | 1,537.1 | 11.2 | ||
| Dala | 2,764.4 | 18 | ||
| Quge | 3,262.3 | 26.2 | ||
| Jiang | 1,139.8 | 9.8 | ||
| Requ | 5,474.9 | 50.3 | ||
| Cangqu | 4,644.9 | 54.1 | ||
| Ququ | 2,886.3 | 27.3 | ||
| Zeng | 5,474.7 | 50.2 | ||
| Dingqu | 1,315.4 | 14.7 | ||
| Sequ | 1,637.7 | 22.1 | ||
| Tongtian | ||||
| Zhaqu (Batang) | 92.3 | 2,485 | 28.8 | |
| Yequ | 2,563.5 | 13 | ||
| Xiqie | 1,630.5 | 8.3 | ||
| De Qu | 4,250.6 | 23.6 | ||
| Dengailong | 75 | 2,269.6 | 10.2 | |
| Ningqia | 5,724.4 | 34.8 | ||
| Sewu | 156 | 6,272 | 18.9 | |
| Chumaer (Oumar) | 527 | 21,482.7 | 29.3 | |
| Kouquian Qu | 3,538.5 | 18.2 | ||
| Beilu (Lemqqu) | 7,960.3 | 12.6 | ||
| Zhonggaqu | 3,006.3 | 9.9 | ||
| Monqu Qu | 8,644.1 | 27.4 | ||
| Ri Achiqu | 2,430.1 | 4.1 | ||
| Tuotuo | 358 | 16,691 | 75.1 | |
| Dam (Dangqu) | 360 | 31,254 | 196.2 | |
*Period: 1971–2000
References
[edit]- ^ "Yangzi Jiang - Chang Jiang (Yangtze)". riversnetwork.org.