Tamsui River
| Tamsui River | |
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The mouth of Tamsui River | |
| Native name | 淡水河 (Chinese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Pintian Mountain |
| • elevation | 3,529 metres (11,578 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Taiwan Strait |
• elevation | 0 metres (0 ft) |
| Length | 158.7 kilometres (98.6 mi) |
| Basin size | 2,726 square kilometres (1,053 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 210 cubic metres per second (7,400 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 13,600 m3/s (480,000 cu ft/s) |
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| Chinese | 淡水河 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Freshwater River | ||||||||||||
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The Tamsui River (alternatively Danshui River, Chinese: 淡水河) is the third longest river in Taiwan after Zhuoshui River and Gaoping River, with a total length of 158.7 km (98.6 mi), flowing through Hsinchu County, Taoyuan, Taipei and New Taipei City. It is located in the northern part of the island.