Where is the source and destination of Ganjiang River?

The source of Ganjiang River is Shicheng, Jiangxi Province, and the end point is Wucheng.

Ganjiang River is one of the main tributaries of the Yangtze River and a larger river in Jiangxi Province. It is located on the south bank of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Its source is at the western foot of Wuyi Mountain at the junction of Jiangxi and Fujian, and it runs through the whole province from south to north. Thirteen main tributaries flow into it, with a total length of 766 kilometers and a drainage area of 83,500 square kilometers. From Heyuan to Ganzhou is the upstream, called Gongshui, which is called Ganjiang after taking Zhangshui from Ganzhou City.

Gongshui is 255 kilometers long and runs between canyons and hills. Ganzhou to Xingan is the middle reaches, with a total length of 303 kilometers, and Xingan to Wucheng is the downstream, with a total length of 208 kilometers. The river is wide, there are many sandbars, and dikes are built on both sides. Ganzhou is connected with the Yangtze River through Poyang Lake, which is not only the main artery of water transportation in Jiangxi Province, but also an integral part of the Jiangxi-Guangdong Canal in the long-term planning.

Ganjiang landform

The landscape pattern of Ganjiang River Basin is dominated by hills, which account for 64.7% of the basin area (including 43.9% mountains and 20.8% hills), 365,438+0.5% hills (below 200m above sea level), and only 3.9% plains and waters.

The western part of the Ganjiang River Basin is the Luo Xiao Mountains, which is the watershed between the Ganjiang River system and the Xiangjiang River system. It consists of a series of NE-trending mountains, including Jiuling Mountain, Wugong Mountain, Wanyang Mountain and Zhuguang Mountain from north to south, with an altitude of over 1000 meters.

The southern end is located in the eastern part of Nanling, and the main mountainous areas are Dayuling and Jiulian Mountain, which are generally east-west, forming a watershed between the Ganjiang River system and the Pearl River system. The eastern end is mainly composed of several NNE mountains, and the southern end is Wuyishan, which is the watershed between Ganjiang River and Minjiang River. At the northern end is Lushan Mountain, which is the watershed between Ganjiang River system and Fuhe River system.