List of rivers of Korea
Appearance
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This is a list of rivers of Korea.
Main rivers of South Korea
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Name | hangul | hanja | length | |
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1 | Hantan River | 한탄강 | 漢灘江 | 136 km (84.5 mi) |
2 | Imjin River | 임진강 | 臨津江 | 273.50 km (170 mi) |
3 | Soyang River | 소양강 | 昭陽江 | 156.8 km (97.43 mi) |
4 | Hongcheon River | 홍천강 | 洪川江 | 143 km (88.9 mi) |
5 | Bukhan River | 북한강 | 北漢江 | 482.8 km (300 mi) |
6 | Han River | 한강 | 漢江 | 494 km (307 mi) |
7 | Namhan River | 남한강 | 南漢江 | |
8 | Geum River | 금강 | 錦江 | 397 km (247 mi) |
9 | Mangyeong River | 만경강 | 萬頃江 | 77.4 km (44 mi) |
10 | Dongjin River | 동진강 | 東津江 | 51 km (31.7 mi) |
11 | Yeongsan River | 영산강 | 榮山江 | 129.50 km (80.5 mi) |
12 | Seomjin River | 섬진강 | 蟾津江 | 212.3 km (131.7 mi) |
13 | Nakdong River | 낙동강 | 洛東江 | 510 km (317 mi) |
14 | Geumho River | 금호강 | 琴湖江 | 116 km (72 mi) |
15 | Hwang River | 황강 | 黃岡 | 111 km (~69 mi) |
16 | Nam River | 남강 | 南江 |
Main rivers of North Korea
[change | change source]Name | hangul | hanja | length | |
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1 | Bukhan River | |||
2 | Chaeryong River | |||
3 | Changja River | |||
4 | Chongchon River | |||
5 | Han River | |||
6 | Hantan River | |||
7 | Imjin River | |||
8 | Nam River | |||
9 | Pothong River | |||
10 | Ryesong River | |||
11 | Taedong River /
Daedong River |
대동강 | 大同江 | 439 km (27 mi) |
12 | Taeryong River | 대령강 | 大寧江 | |
13 | Tumen River | 두만강 | 图们江 | 521 km (324 mi) |
14 | Yalu River | 압록강 | 鸭绿江 | 790 km (490 mi) |
Korean rivers flowing into the Yellow Sea (West Sea)
[change | change source]- Yalu River, known in Korean as the "Amnok River" (압록강)
- Hunjiang River (渾江) (Joins Yalu River from Chinese side)
- Ch'ongch'on River (청천강)
- Taeryong River (대령강)
- Taedong River (대동강)
- Chaeryong River (재령강)
- Ryesong River (예성강)
- Handarinae (한다리내)
- Jeongjacheon (정자천)
- Rucheon (루천)
- Ojocheon (오조천)
- Handarinae (한다리내)
- Imjin River (임진강)
- Han River (한강)
- Gongneungcheon (곡능천)
- Najinhacheon (나진하천)
- Changneungcheon (창능천)
- Anyangcheon (안양천)
- Dorimcheon (도림천)
- Mokgamcheon (목감천)
- Samseongcheon (삼성천)
- Hakuicheon (학의천)
- Jungnangcheon (중랑천)
- Cheonggyecheon (청계천)
- Tancheon (탄천)
- Yangjaecheon (양재천)
- Yeosucheon (여수천)
- Bundangcheon (분당천)
- Pungdeokcheon (풍덕천)
- Gyeongancheon (경안천)
- Neungwoncheon (능원천)
- Yangjicheon (양지천)
- Unhakcheon (운학천)
- Bukhan River (북한강)
- Yangguseocheon (양구서천)
- Munhocheon (문호천)
- Hongcheon River (홍천강)
- Sandaecheon (산대천)
- Deoksancheon (덕산천)
- Seongjeoncheon (성전천)
- Yasidaecheon (야시대천)
- Gapyeongcheon (가평천)
- Soyang River (소양강)
- Inbukcheon (인북천)
- Sanaecheon (사내천)
- Yongdamcheon (용담천)
- Magunaemeo (마구내머)
- Mahyeoncheon (마현천)
- Bongocheon (봉오천)
- Namhan River (남한강)
- Sinnaegaeul (신내개울)
- Heukcheon (흑천)
- Yongdamcheon (용담천)
- Bokhacheon (복하천)
- Jukdangcheon (죽당천)
- Pyogocheon (표고천)
- Gwanricheon (관리천)
- Yanghwacheon (양화천)
- Geumdangcheon (금당천)
- Cheongmicheon (청미천)
- Seom River (섬강)
- Iricheon (이리천)
- Mokmicheon (목미천)
- Hwangsancheon (환산천)
- Guryongcheon (구룡천)
- Yeongdeokcheon (영덕천)
- Daejeoncheon (대전천)
- Dalcheon (달천)
- Seongmundongcheon (석문동천)
- Yodocheon (요도천)
- Dong River (동강) (forms the Namhan)
- Pyeongchang River (평창강) (forms the Namhan)
- Sinnaegaeul (신내개울)
- Munsancheon (문산천)
- Seolmacheon (설마천)
- Samicheon (사미천)
- Ganghwacheon (강화천)
- Sannaecheon (산내천)
- Hantan River (한탄강)
- Yeongpyeongcheon (영평천)
- Pocheoncheon (포천천)
- Guntangaeul (군탄개울)
- Yeongpyeongcheon (영평천)
- Yeokgokcheon (역곡천)
- Han River (한강)
- Barancheon (발안천)
- Suchoncheon (수촌천)
- Hwadangcheon (화당천)
- Anseongcheon (안성천)
- Sineoncheon (신언천)
- Jinwicheon (진위천)
- Jwagyocheon (좌교천)
- Gwanlicheon (관리천)
- Hwanggujicheon (황구지천)
- Sujikcheon (수직천)
- Seorangcheon (서랑천)
- Anyeongcheon (안영천)
- Yangjeongcheon (양정천)
- Woncheoncheon (원천천)
- Suwoncheon (수원천)
- Gwanggyocheon (광교천)
- Seohocheon (서호천)
- Jeongjacheon (정자천)
- Jangancheon (장안천)
- Sincheoncheon (신천천)
- Osancheon (오산천)
- Hancheon (한천)
- Sapgyocheon (삽교천)
- Namwoncheon (남원천)
- Gokgyocheon (곡교천)
- Eumbongcheon (음봉천)
- Omokcheon (오목천)
- Onyangcheon (온양천)
- Geumgokcheon (금곡천)
- Cheonancheon (천안천)
- Maegokcheon (매곡천)
- Bonggangcheon (봉강천)
- Yongcheon (용천)
- Pungsecheon (풍세천)
- Dogocheon (도고천)
- Muhancheon (무한천)
- Seogucheon (석우천)
- Hyogyocheon (효교천)
- Daechicheon (대치천)
- Geummacheon (금마천)
- Chodaecheon (초대천)
- Geum River (금강)
- Dongjin River (동진강)
- Mangyeong River (만경강)
- Yeongsan River (영산강)
- Hwangnyong River (황룡강)
- Pyeongnimcheon (평림천)
- Gaecheon (개천)
- Gwangjucheon (광주천)
- Pungyeongjeongcheon (풍영정천)
- Jeungam River (증암강)
- Jungangcheon (중앙천)
- Orye River (오례강)
- Hwangnyong River (황룡강)
Rivers flowing into the Korea Strait (South Sea)
[change | change source]- Seomjin River (섬진강)
- Boseong River (보성강)
- Nakdong River (낙동강)
- Miryang River (밀양강)
- Nam River (남강)
- Gyeongho River (경호강)
- Hwang River (황강)
- Geumho River (금호강)
- Sincheon (신천)
- Yeong River (영강)
Rivers flowing into the Sea of Japan (East Sea)
[change | change source]- Jangancheon (장안천)
- Yongsocheon (용소천)
- Hyoamcheon (효암천)
- Hwasancheon (화산천)
- Hoeya River (회야강)
- Namchangcheon (남창천)
- Daebukcheon (대북천)
- Cheongokcheon (천곡천)
- Junamcheon (주남천)
- Oehang River (외항강)
- Cheongnyangcheon (청량천)
- Duwangcheon (두왕천)
- Namcheon (남천)
- Cheongnyangcheon (청량천)
- Taehwa River (태화강)
- Yeocheoncheon (여천천)
- Myeongchoncheon (명촌천)
- Yangjeongcheon (양정천)
- Jinjangcheon (진장천)
- Dongcheon River (동천강)
- Songjeongcheon (송정천)
- Dongcheon (동천) (Upper part of the Dongcheon River)
- Cheokdongcheon (척동천)
- Mubeopcheon (무법천)
- Guksucheon (국수천)
- Daegokcheon (대곡천)
- Guryangcheon (구량천)
- Mihocheon (미호천)
- Sangcheoncheon (상천천)
- Jakcheoncheon (작천천)
- Gacheoncheon (가천천)
- Eomulcheon (어물천)
- Bangbangcheon (방방천)
- Jeongjacheon (정자천)
- Muryongcheon (무룡천)
- Sinmyeongcheon (신명천)
- Gwanseongcheon (관성천)
- Haseocheon (하서천)
- Hyeongsan River (형산강)
- Gigyecheon (기계천)
- Bukcheon (북천)
- Wangpicheon (왕피천)
- Nam River (남강)
- Geumya River (금야강)
- Seongcheon River (성천강)
- Namdaecheon (남대천)
- Bukdaecheon (북대천)
- Eorangcheon (어랑천)
- Suseongcheon (수성천)
- Tumen River (두만강)