Gaoping River

Gaoping River
Gaoping River
	Shimo-Tansui Railway Bridge (Old Kaoping River Iron Bridge) across the lower Gaoping River
	Location of the Gaoping River basin in southern Taiwan
Native name	高屏溪 (Chinese)
Location
Country	Taiwan
Physical characteristics
Source	Yushan
• coordinates	23°28′29″N 120°02′15″E / 23.47472°N 120.03750°E
• elevation	3,400 m (11,200 ft)
Mouth	Taiwan Strait
• location	Linyuan District, Kaohsiung City
• coordinates	22°28′59″N 120°34′47″E / 22.48306°N 120.57972°E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	184 km (114 mi)
Basin size	3,257 km2 (1,258 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Liling Bridge (daily means)
• average	268 m3/s (9,500 cu ft/s)
• minimum	9 m3/s (320 cu ft/s)
• maximum	15,251 m3/s (538,600 cu ft/s)

The Gaoping River, also spelled Kaoping River (Chinese: 高屏溪; pinyin: Gāopíng Xī; Wade–Giles: Kao¹-p'ing² Hsi¹),^[2] is the second longest river in Taiwan after Zhuoshui River with a total length of 184 km (114 mi). It is located on the southern part of the island, flowing through Pingtung County and Kaohsiung City. It is the largest river in Taiwan by drainage area.^[3] Draining a rugged area on the western side of the Central Mountain Range.^[1]

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