The Qing River () is a right (southern) tributary of the Yangtze River in Hubei province of south-central China.[,
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Geography
Course
The Qing River
river source originate at Tenglong Cave (Teng Long Dong) near Lichuan City, in Hubei's southwestern corner. The river is long. Its
drainage divide is ,
[
] occupying large portions of the Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture and
Yichang Prefecture-level city.
The Qing River (Qing Jiang)
confluence with the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) is at the ancient city of Yidu in the Yichang Prefecture of Hubei.
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Dams
Qing River has three large dams on it: the
Geheyan Dam,
Gaobazhou Dam, and
Shuibuya Dam.
The Geheyan Dam has a ship lift that can lift vessels of up to 300 tons displacement, to allow water transport upriver from the dam. During the 1998 Yangtze River floods the dam effectively held back the Qing River (Qing Jiang) flow.
There is also the Dongping Dam on the Zhongjiang River (忠建河), the main right tributary of the Qing River. crossing the Qing River (Qing Jiang) near Enshi City over the Qingjiang Bridge.[ Qing Jiang Bridge ]]]In May 2007 landslides into a reservoir on the Qiaohe River, a tributary of the Qing River, caused significant property damage.[
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"Qing River Gallery"
The "Qing River Gallery" (清江画廊,
Qīngjiāng Huàláng) is a Hubei Provincial Scenic Area that includes a series of scenic sites along the course of the Qing River upstream from the Geheyan Dam up to the Shuibuya Salt Springs.
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