Table 3 Information on the eight rivers draining into the coastal waters of China.
From: Nutrient Loads Flowing into Coastal Waters from the Main Rivers of China (2006–2012)
Rivers | Locations | Drainage | Annual | Sea Basin | Monitoring | Longitude (E) and |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Area | Discharge | Sites | latitude (N) | |||
(104 km2) | (108 m3) | |||||
Yangtze | Middle | 170.54 | 8964 | East China Sea | Shanghai | 121.88°, 31.07° |
Huanghe | North | 68.22 | 341.2 | Bohai Sea | Dongying | 118.32°, 37.54° |
Liaohe | Northeast | 12.76 | 12.76 | Bohai Sea | Panjin | 121.89°, 41.03° |
Haihe | North | 5.22 | 15.55 | Bohai Sea | Tanggu | 117.73°, 38.99° |
Huaihe | North Central | 13.16 | 13.16 | Yellow Sea | Huaian | 118.46°, 33.07° |
Qiangtangjiang | Southeast | 2.30 | 198.9 | East China Sea | Hangzhou | 120.16°, 30.21° |
Mingjiang | Southeast | 5.85 | 573.9 | East China Sea | Fuzhou | 119.57°, 26.14° |
Zhujiang | South | 41.52 | 2833 | South China Sea | Guangzhou | 113.53°, 22.99° |
