List of rivers of Korea

The Korean peninsula is mainly mountainous along its east coast, so most of its river water flows west, emptying into the Yellow Sea. Some of these rivers flow through lakes en route to the coast, but these are all artificial reservoirs, as there are no natural lakes on the Korean mainland. A few rivers head south, emptying into the Korea Strait and some more minor rivers flow east to the East Korea Bay, though these are usually little more than streams in comparison. In the list below, tributaries are listed under the river into which they flow and then in upstream order. They are listed counterclockwise, from the Amnok to the Duman.

Contents

• North of the Han River
• The Han River System
• Between the Han River and the Geum River
• The Geum River system
• South of the Geum River
• Ddang ggeut to the Seomjin River
• The Seomjin River to the East Coast
• Rivers flowing into the Sea of Japan East Sea
• Rivers of Jeju do
• References