Đáy River

The Day River (Vietnamese: Sông Đáy) is a river in Vietnam. It was formerly known as Hát River (Sông Hát or Hát Giang) or Gián Khẩu River (Sông Gián Khẩu). The river is a distributary of the Red River, draining into the Gulf of Tonkin.

Đáy River
Day River through Ninh Phúc Port
Location
CountryVietnam
RegionHà Nội, Hòa Bình, Hà Nam, Ninh Bình and Nam Định
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationGeladaindong Peak, Tanggula Mountains, Qinghai (Đan Phượng)
  elevation5,042 m (16,542 ft)
Mouth 
  location
Đáy Mouth, Kim Sơn
  elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length240 km (150 mi)

The river has a length of 240 km[1] and has a drainage basin of more than 7,500 km2,[2] flowing through Hanoi, and the provinces of Hòa Bình, Hà Nam, Ninh Bình and Nam Định.

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