Bukhan River

The Bukhan River (Korean: 북한강; lit. North Han River) is a tributary of the Han River that flows through both North and South Korea. It traverses Kangwon province in North Korea and Gangwon and Gyeonggi provinces in South Korea.

Bukhan-gang
North Han River
The Bukhan River flowing through Gapyeong, South Korea.
Native name북한강 (Korean)
Location
CountryNorth Korea (PRK), South Korea (KOR)
ProvincesKangwon (PRK), Gangwon (KOR), Gyeonggi (KOR)
Physical characteristics
SourceTaebaek Mountains
  locationOkpat Peak, Kumgang, Kangwon, North Korea [lower-alpha 1]
MouthHan River
  location
Paldang Lake, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Length482 km (300 mi)[1]
Basin size23,292 km2 (8,993 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries 
  rightYanggu Seocheon, Soyang River
Bukhan River
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBukhan-gang
McCune–ReischauerPukhan'gang

The Bukhan River's headwaters lie in North Korea near Geumgangsan; this early portion of the river is often called the Geumgangcheon, or "Geumgang Stream." It crosses the Korean Demilitarized Zone and enters Hwacheon County, flowing south through Chuncheon and then west through Gapyeong. It joins with the Namhan River in Yangseo-myeon, Yangpyeong, to form the Han River.

Notes

  1. Okpat Peak (1,240.7 m/4,071 ft, Korean: 옥밭봉; Hanja: 옥밭峰; MR: Okpat'pong)
    The peak is also known as Okbal Peak (옥발봉) or Okjeon Peak (옥전봉) in the South.

References

  1. HRFCO 2012, pp. 96-97.

37°31′36″N 127°18′38″E


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