Bạch Đằng River
| Bạch Đằng River flow = 6 280 m/s | |
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Bạch Đằng River | |
| Location | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Nam Trieu Mouth |
• location | Vietnam |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 43 km (27 mi) |
The Bạch Đằng River (Vietnamese: Sông Bạch Đằng, IPA: [ʂəwŋ ɓàjk̟ ɗâŋ]), also called Bạch Đằng Giang (from 白藤江), white wisteria river, is a river in northern Vietnam, located near Hạ Long Bay. It flows through Yên Hưng District of Quảng Ninh province and the district Thủy Nguyên of Haiphong.
It is the best river way to access Hanoi from the south of China, through the Nam Triệu Mouth, the Kinh Thầy River, the Đuống River, and then the Red River to Hanoi.