Gangwon, North Gyeongsang, Daegu, South Gyeongsang, Busan
Physical characteristics
Source
Taebaek Mountains
• location
Eundae Peak, Taebaek, Gangwon[a][1]
Mouth
Sea of Japan
• location
Estuary Bank, Gangseo, Busan
Length
510 km (320 mi)[2]
Basin size
23,384 km2 (9,029 sq mi)[2]
Discharge
• location
Jindong, Haman[b][3]
• average
383 m3/s (13,500 cu ft/s)[c][3]
Basin features
Tributaries
• left
Banbyeoncheon, Geumhogang River, Miryanggang River, Yangsancheon, West Nakdonggang River †
• right
Naeseongcheon, Gamcheon, Hwanggang River, Nam River
† : Distributary of Nakdonggang
Nakdong River
Hangul
낙동강
Hanja
洛東江
Revised Romanization
Nakdonggang
McCune–Reischauer
Naktonggang
The Nakdong River or Nakdonggang (Korean: 낙동강, pronounced[nak̚t͈oŋgaŋ])[d] is the longest river in South Korea, which passes through the major cities of Daegu and Busan. It takes its name from its role as the eastern border of the Gaya confederacy during Korea's Three Kingdoms Era.
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^2013년 한국하천일람 [List of Rivers of South Korea, 2013] (PDF) (in Korean). Han River Flood Control Office, Republic of Korea. 31 December 2012. pp. 22, 25, 29, 136–137. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
^ abHRFCO 2012 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, pp. 22, 25, 33, 136-137.
^ ab2014년 1월 월간 수자원 현황 및 전망 [Monthly Status & Predictions Report on Water Resources, January 2014] (in Korean). Han River Flood Control Office, Republic of Korea. 13 January 2014. p. 3. Archived from the original (HWP) on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
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