Nen River
| Nen River | |
|---|---|
Scene on the Nen River | |
| Native name | ᠨᠣᠨ ᡠᠯᠠ |
| Location | |
| Country | China |
| Region | Jilin, Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Nen |
| • location | Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia |
| • coordinates | 51°20′06″N 124°29′31″E / 51.335°N 124.492°E |
| • elevation | 657 m (2,156 ft) |
| Mouth | Songhua |
• location | near Da'an, Jilin / Heilongjiang border |
• coordinates | 45°26′10″N 124°39′25″E / 45.436°N 124.657°E |
• elevation | 121 m (397 ft) |
| Length | 1,370 km (850 mi) |
| Basin size | 270,000 km2 (100,000 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Songhua → Amur → Sea of Okhotsk |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Nemor, Wuyuer |
| • right | Gan, Nuomin, Yalu, Chuoer, Taoer, Huolin |
The Nen River or Nenjiang (Chinese: 嫩江; pinyin: Nèn Jiāng; Wade–Giles: Nen-chiang), or Nonni (Manchu: ᠨᠣᠨ
ᡠᠯᠠ, Möllendorff: non ula, Abkai: non ula) is a river in Northeast China. The Nen River flows through the northern part of Heilongjiang Province and the northeastern section of Inner Mongolia, some parts of the river forming the border between the two regions. At 1,370 km (850 mi) in length, the Nen River is the longest tributary of the Songhua River.
The Nen River flows in the general southern direction in a wide valley between the Greater Khingan and the Lesser Khingan mountain ranges in the west and east, respectively, and meets the Second Songhua River near Da'an to form the Songhua River.
The river is prone to flooding, as occurred most recently in 1998 and 2005.