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The Min River (Chinese: 岷 江; pinyin: Mínjiāng) is a 735-kilometer-long river (457 mi) in central Sichuan province, China. It is a tributary of the upper Yangtze River , which flows through Chengdu and joins at Yibin .
Min River or Minjiang may refer to: Min River (Sichuan) (岷江), in Sichuan, China; Min River (Fujian) (闽江), in Fujian, China; See also.
The area is in the west part of the Chengdu Plain, between the Sichuan Basin and the Tibetan Plateau. Originally, the Min would rush down from the Min Mountains and slow down abruptly after reaching the Chengdu Plain, filling the watercourse with silt, thus making the nearby areas extremely prone to floods.
Zipingpu Dam (紫坪铺水利枢纽) is an embankment dam on the Min River near the city of Dujiangyan, Sichuan Province [1] in southwest China. It consists of four generators with a total generating capacity of 760 MW. [2] Construction began in 2001 and was finished in late 2006.
The Sichuan incident, reported by Jimu News, took place at a water conservation spot at the Yulin Dam of the L Seven die after sudden river flood in China's Sichuan province Skip to main content
The Chengdu Plain lies in the marginal region of the Sichuan Basin. The Chengdu Plain is located between the Longquan, Longmen, and Qionglai mountain ranges, [7] and rivers originating from these mountains bring soil and water into the plain. [8] The Min River and its tributaries run across the plain to form an expansive water network. [8]
Min River of central Sichuan Yalong River of western Sichuan and southern Qinghai Yangtze River (Chang Jiang 长江; upper reach known as Jinsha Jiang 金沙江 and Tongtian River 通天河) (For detailed list see List of tributaries of the Yangtze .)
The Min mountain range is a southern prolongation of the Kunlun Mountains that separates the basins of two major rivers of Sichuan: the Min River (to the west) and the Jialing River (to the east). Both rivers flow in the general southern direction, and are tributaries of the Yangtze. The Min Mountains are part of a wider mountainous region: