River mouth Taiwan Strait Basin area 758.5 km² | Length 96 km Country Taiwan | |
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Main source Xueshan Range: Dabajian Mountain
3,488 m (11,444 ft) Basin size 758.47 km (292.85 sq mi) Discharge Maximum rate:
13,840 m/s (489,000 cu ft/s) | ||
The Da'an River (Chinese: 大安溪; pinyin: Dà'ān Xī) is a river in northwestern Taiwan. It flows through Miaoli County and Taichung City for 96 kilometres (60 mi). It reaches the Taiwan Strait between the Dajia District and Da'an District, Taichung.
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The Da'an River was affected by the "921 earthquake" in 1999, where a gorge was formed (called Da'an River Grand Canyon Chinese: 大安溪大峽谷). In some of the fastest erosion geologists have ever seen, the gorge is being eaten away from its upstream end at a rate of 17 meters per year. They expect the gorge to be erased after 50 years.
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Da'an River Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA