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Tributaries of the Yangtze, one of the two major rivers in China, will be listed here from upstream to downstream order. Lists are arrange by river section. Some primary tributaries will have their own lists due to their length. In bold are the so-called "major tributaries" of the Yangtze.

River sections of the Yangtze

This is a table of the names of the different river sections of the Yangtze, which will be used to partition the tributaries into sections.

Number Section name Chinese name Start End Length Provinces
1a Tuotuo River (West Source) 沱沱河 Source (Tanggula Mountains) Confluence with Dangqu River 358 km Qinghai
1b Dangqu River (South Source) 当曲 Source (Tanggula Mountains) Confluence with Tuotuo River 360 km Qinghai
1c Chumar River [zh] (North Source) 楚玛尔河 Source (Hoh Xil Mountains) Confluence with Tongtian River 530 km Qinghai
2 Tongtian River 通天河 Confluence with Dangqu River Confluence with Batang River, Yushu 813 km Qinghai
3 Jinsha River 金沙江 Yushu Yibin, Sichuan 2,520 km Qinghai, Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan
4 Sichuan River 川江 Yibin, Sichuan Zhicheng, Yichang, Hubei ~ 1,100 km Sichuan, Chongqing, Hubei
5 Jing River 荆江 Zhicheng, Yichang, Hubei Discharge from Dongting Lake at Chenglingji, Yueyang, Hunan ~ 410 km Hubei, Hunan
6 Chu River 楚江 Chenglingji, Yueyang, Hunan Discharge from Poyang Lake at Hukou, Jiujiang, Jiangxi 547 km Hubei, Jiangxi
7 Wan River 皖江 Hukou, Jiujiang, Jiangxi Swallow Rock, Nanjing, Jiangsu ~ 430 km Anhui, Jiangsu
8 Yangtze River 扬子江 Swallow Rock, Nanjing, Jiangsu Drainage into East China Sea, Shanghai (Yangtze Delta) ~ 380 km Jiangsu, Shanghai
Full Yangtze (Changjiang) 长江 Tuotuo River Source (West Source) Drainage into East China Sea, Shanghai ~ 6,300 km Qinghai, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan, Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu, Shanghai

List of major Primary Tributaries of the Yangtze

Note: Direct Translation of https://zh.wikipedia.org/Template:长江主要支流表.
References to be used: https://www.riversnetwork.org/V1/index.php/component/content/?view=article&id=222&catid=373&Itemid=179
Remarks: (D) Enters the Yangtze through Dongting Lake (P) Enters the Yangtze through Poyang Lake

Name Chinese Name Section No. Source Place of Confluence Length Area of Drainage Side Provinces
Buqu River [zh] 布曲 1b Source (Tanggula Mountains) Tanggulashan, Haixi, Qinghai 242 km 14,083 km Left Qinghai
Yalong River 雅砻江 3 Bayan Har Mountains, Chindu County, Qinghai Panzhihua, Sichuan 1,323 km 128,444 km Left Qinghai, Sichuan
Pudu River 普渡河 3 Dian Lake, Kunming, Yunnan Luquan County, Kunming, Yunnan 294 km 11,089 km Right Yunnan
Niulan River [zh] 牛栏江 3 Xundian Hui and Yi Autonomous County, Kunming, Yunnan Zhaoyang District, Zhaotong, Yunnan 461 km 13,787 km Right Yunnan
Min River (Sichuan) 岷江 4 Min Mountains, Songpan County, Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Yibin, Sichuan 735 km 133,000 km Left Sichuan
Tuo River 沱江 4 Mao County, Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Luzhou, Sichuan 655 km 27,860 km Left Sichuan
Chishui River 赤水河 4 Zhenxiong County, Zhaotong, Yunnan Hejiang County, Luzhou, Sichuan 436 km 20,440 km Right Guizhou, Sichuan
Jialing River 嘉陵江 4 Feng County, Baoji, Shaanxi Chaotian Gate [zh], Chongqing 1,119 km 160,000 km Left Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Chongqing
Wu River (Yangtze tributary) 乌江 4 Weining County, Bijie, Guizhou Fuling District, Chongqing 1,150 km 87,920 km Right Guizhou, Chongqing
Qing River 清江 4 Lichuan City, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hubei Yidu, Yichang, Hubei 423 km 16,700 km Right Hubei
Xiang River 湘江 5 (D) Haiyang Mountains, Xing'an County, Guangxi Discharge into Dongting Lake, near Miluo, Yueyang, Hunan 856 km 96,400 km Right Guangxi, Hunan
Zi River 资江 5 (D) Shaoyang County, Shaoyang, Hunan Discharge into Dongting Lake, in Ziyang District, Yiyang, Hunan 653 km 28,100 km Right Hunan
Yuan River 沅江 5 (D) Miao Mountains, Duyun, Guizhou Discharge into Dongting Lake, in Dingcheng District, Changde, Hunan 1,033 km 89,163 km Right Hunan, Guizhou
Lishui River 澧水 5 (D) Sangzhi County, Zhangjiajie, Hunan Discharge into Dongting Lake, in Yuanjiang, Yiyang, Hunan 388 km 18,500 km Right Hunan
Han River (Hubei and Shaanxi) 汉江 5 Qin Mountains, Lueyang County, Hanzhong, Shaanxi Hankou, Wuhan, Hubei 1,532 km 159,000 km Left Shaanxi, Hubei
Fu River (Jiangxi) 抚河 6 (P) Wuyi Mountains, Guangchang County, Fuzhou, Jiangxi Discharge into Poyang Lake, in Yugan County, Shangrao, Jiangxi ; and Nanchang County, Nanchang, Jiangxi 352 km 16,800 km Right Jiangxi
Xin River 信江 6 (P) Huaiyu Mountains, Yushan County, Shangrao, Jiangxi Discharge into Poyang Lake, in Yugan County, Shangrao, Jiangxi 296 km 15,941 km Right Jiangxi
Gan River 赣江 6 (P) Wuyi Mountains, Shicheng County, Ganzhou, Jiangxi Discharge into Poyang Lake, in Yongxiu County, Jiujiang, Jiangxi 991 km 81,600 km Right Jiangxi
Huai River 淮河 8 Tongbai Mountains [zh], Tongbai County, Nanyang, Henan Discharge via Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, in Sanjiangying, Jiangdu County, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 1,252 km 274,657 km Left Henan, Hubei, Anhui, Jiangsu

Tributaries of the Wan River (Section 7)

Reference from https://www.openstreetmap.org
NOTE: Preliminary. Name, Place of Confluence, Side, Importance (1 least - 3 most), Special Notes.

  • Dongsheng River (东升河): Pengze County, Jiujiang, R, 2
  • Dong River (东河): Pengze County, Jiujiang, R, 1, Discharge through Taibo Lake (太泊湖)
  • Huayang River (华阳河): Wangjiang County, Anqing, L, 2
  • Xiangyu River (香隅河): Dongzhi County, Chizhou, R, 1
  • Yaodu River (尧渡河): Dongzhi County, Chizhou, R, 1
  • Wan River (皖河): Daguan District, Anqing, L, 3
  • Huangpen River (黄湓河): Guichi District, Chizhou, R, 1, Discharge through Shengjin Lake (升金湖)
  • Chang River (长河): Tongcheng, Anqing, L, 2, carries the Jianghuai Canal (江淮运河)
  • Qiupu River (秋浦河): Guichi District, Chizhou, R, 3
    • Baiyang River (白洋河): Guichi District, Chizhou, R, 2
  • Luochang River (罗昌河): Zongyang County, Tongling, L, 2, Discharge through Baidang Lake (白荡湖)
  • Tanggou River (汤沟河): Jiao District, Tongling, L, 1
  • Jiuhua River (九华河): Guichi District, Chizhou, R, 3, Cultural
  • Qingtong River (青通河): Jiao District, Tongling, R, 2
  • Hengbu River (横埠河): Wuwei, Wuhu, L, 1, from Fengsha Lake (枫沙湖)
  • Huangxu River (黄浒河): Fanchang District, Wuhu, R, 1
  • Gao'an River (高安河): Fanchang District, Wuhu, R, 0 lol
  • Sanshan River (三山河): Yijiang District, Wuhu, R, 1 (COMPLETE)
    • Hengshan River (横山河): "", L, 0
  • Qing'an River (青安江): Yijiang District, Wuhu, R, 3
  • Qingyi River (青弋江): Jinghu District, Wuhu, R, 2
  • Yuxi River (裕溪河): Jiujiang District, Wuhu, L, 3
  • Niutun River (牛屯河): He County, Ma'anshan, L, 1
  • Guxi River (姑溪河): Dangtu County, Ma'anshan, R, 2
  • Xiangcheng River (襄城河): Dangtu County, Ma'anshan, R, 1
  • Caishi River (采石河): Caishi Rock, Dangtu County, Ma'anshan, R, 1
  • Laoxia River (姥下河): Hexian, L, 1
  • Taiyang River (太阳河): ""
  • Desheng River (得胜河): ""
  • Yushan River (雨山河): Huashan District, Ma'anshan, R, 1, from Yushan Lake (雨山湖)
  • Cihu River (慈湖河): Huashan District, R, 1
  • Shiba River (石跋河): Hexian, L, 1 (COMPLETE)
    • Shuangqiao River (双桥河): ""
  • Jiangning River (江宁河): Jiangning District, Nanjing, R, 1
  • Shiqi River (石碛河): Pukou District, Nanjing, L, 1
  • New Qinhuai River (秦淮新河): Jiangning, R, 1
  • Qinhuai River (秦淮河): Jiangning, R, 3, Historical and Cultural
  • Zhujiashan River (朱家山河): Pukou, L, 1

Tributaries of the Yangtze River (Section 8)

Reference from https://amap.cn
NOTE: Preliminary. Name, Place of Confluence, Side, Importance (1 least - 3 most), Special Notes.

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