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Houku River

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

The Houku River (pinyin: Hòukū Xī), also known as the Houjue River or Houjue Creek, is a 51 km (32 mi) river of southern Taiwan, and a tributary of the Zengwen River. The river drains an area of 161 km2 (62 mi2) in parts of Tainan, Chiayi County, and Kaohsiung City. The Nanhua Dam on the river is a major source of drinking water for metropolitan Kaohsiung.

Flows through: Taiwan.

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

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