Qishan River

The Qishan River (Chinese: 旗山溪; Hanyu Pinyin: Qíshān Xī; Tongyong Pinyin: Císhan Si; Wade–Giles: Ch'i²-shan¹ Hsi¹)[1] or Nanzixian River (Chinese: 楠梓仙溪; Hanyu Pinyin: Nánzǐxian Xī; Tongyong Pinyin: Nánzǐhsian Si; Wade–Giles: Nan²-tzu³-hsien⁵ Hsi¹)[2] is a tributary of the Gaoping River in Taiwan.[3] It flows through Chiayi County, Kaohsiung City, and Pingtung County for 117 km.[4]

Qishan River
The confluence of the Qishan and Gaoping Rivers
Location
Country	Taiwan
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Ligang/Cishan
• coordinates	22.832°N 120.467°E
Length	117 km (73 mi)
Basin size	842 km^2 (325 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Nanfeng Bridge
• average	30 m^3/s (1,100 cu ft/s)
• minimum	0.1 m^3/s (3.5 cu ft/s)
• maximum	1,298 m^3/s (45,800 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River system	Gaoping River

Jiasian Bridge over Qishan River

Bridges

• Jiaxian Bridge

See also

• List of rivers in Taiwan

References

1. "GeoNames Search". Geographic Names Database. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, USA. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
2. "《那瑪夏耆老說故事》楠梓仙溪 原名男子仙溪". Liberty Times Net (in Chinese). 1 May 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
3. "Gaoping River" (in Chinese). Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
4. "98年高屏溪流域管理工作執行年報" (PDF) (in Chinese). Gaoping River Basin Management Committee. October 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2016.