Basin size 149 km (58 sq mi) Province Taiwan Province River system Lanyang River | Length 25 km Country Taiwan | |
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River mouth Zhuangwei, Yilan; 24°43′05″N 121°49′23″E / 24.7181°N 121.8231°E Coordinates: 24°43′05″N 121°49′23″E / 24.7181°N 121.8231°E | ||
The Yilan River (Chinese: 宜蘭河; pinyin: Yílán Hé; Wade–Giles: I2-lan2 Ho2) is a tributary of the Lanyang River in Yilan County, northeast Taiwan. It flows through Yilan for 25 kilometers.
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Fauna
Three turtle species occur in the Yilan River: the native Chinese stripe-necked turtle and yellow pond turtle, and the introduced red-eared slider, which outnumbers the native species. Glass eels of two eel species, Anguilla japonica and Anguilla marmorata, are found in the river.
References
Yilan River Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA