Bukhan River
The Bukhan River (North Han River) is a tributary of the Han River that flows through both North and South Korea. It traverses Kangwon province in North Korea and Gangwon and Gyeonggi provinces in South Korea.
| Bukhan | |
|---|---|
.jpg.webp) The Bukhan River flowing through Gapyeong, South Korea. | |
| Native name | 북한강 |
| Location | |
| Country | North Korea (PRK), South Korea (KOR) |
| Provinces | Kangwon (PRK), Gangwon (KOR), Gyeonggi (KOR) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Taebaek Mountains |
| • location | Okpat Peak, Kumgang, Kangwon, North Korea [lower-alpha 1] |
| Mouth | Han River |
• location | Lake Paldang, Gyeonggi, South Korea |
| Length | 482 km (300 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 23,292 km2 (8,993 sq mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Yanggu Seocheon, Soyang River |
| Bukhan River | |
| Hangul | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Bukhan-gang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pukhan'gang |
The Bukhan River's headwaters lie in North Korea near Geumgangsan; this early portion of the river is often called the Geumgangcheon, or "Geumgang Stream." It crosses the Korean Demilitarized Zone and enters Hwacheon County, flowing south through Chuncheon and then west through Gapyeong. It joins with the Namhan River in Yangseo-myeon, Yangpyeong, to form the Han River.
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