Hwang River

The Hwang River is a tributary of the Nakdong River, flowing through South Gyeongsang Province in southeastern South Korea. It is about 114 kilometres (71 mi) in length, and drains a basin of 1,328 square kilometres (513 mi2). The Hwang River originates on the slopes of Sambongsan in Goje-myeon in Geochang. It then joins with various streams, including the Wicheoncheon which flows from the slopes of Deogyusan, and meets the Nakdong at Geochang-eup in Hapcheon County. Although the name Hwang literally means "yellow", it may be derived from an earlier Korean name "Han" meaning "large". Alternatively, the name may have come from a nearby mountain that was known as Hwangsan ("yellow mountain") during the Joseon period. The Hwang is home to a population of European otters, which are endangered in South Korea.

Flows through: South Korea.

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