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Changle River

The 883rd longest river in the world

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The Chengle River (pinyin: Chánglè Jiāng), in Zhejiang Province of East China, is one of the main tributaries of Cao'e River. It was formerly called Xijiang or West River.

The river is 70.5 kilometres (43.8 mi) long and has a basin area of 864 square kilometres (334 sq mi). It originates from Daoshangling Mountain (elevation 744 meters) in Dongyang, and is known as Lüxi River and Heshan River in Shengzhou. It joins the Chengtan River (upper stretch of the Cao'e River) after flowing through downtown Shengzhou. Changle River has many tributaries, including Nanshan River, Dakun or Great Kun River, Xiaokun or Little Kun River, Yazhang River, Shancheng River, Shihuang River, Furun River, and Chongren River.

Flows through: People's Republic of China.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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