Songhua River

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The Songhua River is a major river in northeastern China that flows through Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces and plays a key role in regional transportation, agriculture, and hydropower.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Songhua River canonical 9
Songhua River basin 4
Second Songhua River 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
associatedWith Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival
basinArea approximately 557,000 square kilometers
basinCountry China
ChineseName 松花江
linked to: Songhua River
climateZone temperate continental climate
country China
drainageBasin Songhua River basin
linked to: Songhua River
economicImportance key waterway for northeastern China
environmentalIssue industrial pollution concerns
flowsDirection generally from southeast to northwest then northeast
flowsThrough Heilongjiang Province
linked to: Heilongjiang

Jilin Province
formsPartOf Heilongjiang River basin
linked to: Heilong Jiang
freezingPeriod typically freezes in winter
hasTributary Ashi River
Nen River
Second Songhua River
linked to: Songhua River
historicalRegion former Manchukuo territory
knownFor winter ice activities near Harbin
length approximately 1,897 kilometers
locatedIn Northeast China
linked to: Manchuria
majorCityOnRiver Harbin
Jiamusi
Jilin City
Songyuan
mouthLocation Confluence with Amur River near Tongjiang
notableDam Baishan Dam
Fengman Dam
notablePollutionEvent 2005 benzene spill in Jilin
notableReservoir Baishan Reservoir
linked to: Baishan Dam

Fengman Reservoir
partOfAdministrativeRegion People's Republic of China
linked to: China
passesThrough Songnen Plain
region Manchuria
role important freshwater resource for Harbin
romanization Songhuajiang
sourceRegion Changbai Mountains
linked to: Paektu Mountain
supports agricultural production in its basin
grain cultivation in Northeast China
rice cultivation in irrigated areas
tributaryOf Amur River
usedFor fisheries
hydropower generation
industrial water supply
inland water transport
irrigation
municipal water supply

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Amur River majorTributary Songhua River
Manchuria traversedBy Songhua River
Songhua River hasTributary Second Songhua River
linked to: Songhua River
Songhua River ChineseName 松花江
linked to: Songhua River
Songhua River drainageBasin Songhua River basin
linked to: Songhua River
Heilongjiang borderRiver Songhua River
Heilong Jiang majorTributary Songhua River
Jilin Province hasMajorRiver Songhua River
Northeast China Plain drainageBasinOf Songhua River
Harbin locatedOnRiver Songhua River
Jilin City locatedOnRiver Songhua River
Jilin City hasRiver Songhua River
Jilin City hasNaturalFeature Songhua River basin
linked to: Songhua River
Greater Khingan Range drainageDivideFor Songhua River basin
linked to: Songhua River
Jurchen historicalRegion Songhua River basin
linked to: Songhua River