Old stork River

Old stork River

The old stork River, also known as the stork River, was named Sishui, junshui and Jieshui in ancient times. Because of the former river on both sides of the tree shade, many storks habitat, known as the old stork river.

The origin of the name

The old stork River, also known as the stork River, was named Sishui, junshui and Jieshui in ancient times. Because of the former river on both sides of the tree shade, many storks habitat, known as the old stork river. Later generations built weirs and dams along the river to irrigate the fields, also known as Laoguan river.

Birthplace

The old stork river originates from xiaomiaoling (north foot of the main peak of Funiu Mountain) in Luanchuan County, flows southwest to Wulichuan town of Lushi County, then turns southeast, enters Xixia County through zhuyangguan Town, enters Xichuan County through huaishuwa, and flows into Danjiang through Shangji town to Madeng town. The area is 150.3 km long, with a drainage area of 3204.5 square kilometers. After Danjiang Reservoir Impoundment, the reservoir area is below yiziying, Shangji Town, Xichuan County. In Xixia, the river is 109.4 km long, the channel is 50-350 m wide, and the gradient at the bottom of the channel is 1 / 2000-1 / 3000. The length of the river in Xichuan is 40.9 km, the width of the riverbed is 250-800 m, the depth of the channel is 5-7 m, and the bottom gradient is 1 / 3000-1 / 6000.

Main tributaries

The main tributaries of laoqiong River are ding River, shewei River, Yanzhen River, Junma River, Guzhuang River, Wangou River, jiuligou River, yeniugou River, zimugou River, Suo River, Shuitian River, etc. the drainage area is more than 50 square kilometers, and they flow into the main stream in the form of branches. The annual average runoff is 868 million cubic meters, and the maximum annual runoff can reach 2.05 billion cubic meters. The runoff in autumn is significantly larger than that in spring. The average annual discharge of the river is 28.68 m3 / S (1954-1978 Xixia station), and the maximum discharge is 6030 m3 / S (July 16, 1958 Xixia station). The river flows through the deep mountain area, and the sediment content is small. The annual average sediment content is 1.45 kg / m3, and the maximum is 3. 86 kg / m3 (1958). The average water temperature of the river is 14.2-15.4 OC, the first glacial period is from November 12 to January 7, and the last glacial period is from January 23 to March 3. The salinity of the river is 121.2-152.0 mg / L, the hardness is 2.11-2.50 mg equivalent / L, and the total ion content is 250 mg / L.

Address: junmahe Township, Xixia County, Henan Province

Longitude: 111.46741485596

Latitude: 33.313423156738