词条 | Xiliao River |
释义 | The Xiliao or West Liao River ({{zh|s=西辽河|t=西遼河|p=Xīliáo Hé}}) is a river in Inner Mongolia and Liaoning province, in northeast China. Its source is the Xilamulun River in Inner Mongolia. It is one of the headwaters of the Liao River. {{coord|42|58|53|N|123|32|50|E|region:CN-21_type:waterbody_source:kolossus-cawiki|display=title}}The Xiliao or "Western Liao River", historically also known as Huang River (潢水), is the largest tributary of the Liao River. The Xiliao runs {{convert|449|km|mi}}, and drains a basin of {{convert|13,6000|km2|sqmi}}. The Xiliao River is formed by the confluence of the Laoha River (老哈河) flowing from the southwest, and the Xar Moron River (西拉木伦河) flowing from the west. The entire course of the Xiliao runs eastward within Inner Mongolia. It is joined at the lower course by a large tributary, the Xinkai River (新开河), which drains the southeast slopes of the Khingan Mountains. The Xiliao is dry in its upper reaches except after thunderstorms, {{convert|8|km|mi|0}} north of the city of Shuangliao, before turning southeast to join the Dongliao River to form the Liao River proper near the common border of Liaoning, Jilin and Inner Mongolia. {{China Rivers}}{{China-river-stub}} 1 : Rivers of Inner Mongolia |
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