Beigang River

The " Tourist Bridge Beigang "

The Beigang River (Chinese北港溪Běigǎngxī; Tongyong Pinyin: Beigangsi, also: Peikang Hsi ) is a 82 km long river in western central Taiwan, which rises in the western foothills of Taiwan's Central Mountains and empties into the Formosastraße.

Course

The Beigang River mainly fueled the four rivers Huwei, Dahukou, Shigui and Sandie, all of them originating in the western foothills of Taiwan's Central Mountains. After the union of the rivers Huwei and Sandie near the village Chailinjiao on the border of counties Yunlin and Jiayi the river is called Beigang River. It flows through both counties and is in some places the boundary between them. Further west, the river passes through the small town Beigang from which it takes its name, and empties into the community Kouhu, Yunlin county, in the Formosastraße.

Economy and Tourism

The Beigang River is of great importance for agricultural irrigation. In its catchment area are V.A. Rice, peanuts, sugar cane and jute grown, also intensive pig is operated. The latter as well as the thriving tourism in the mountain regions led by their waste water in some sections of the river to significant water pollution and siltation.

Located between the mouth of Beigang River and the mouth of the southerly Puzi River Aogu wetland is home to more than 150 bird species, especially Water and Schnepf birds, and from September to May, the destination of tourists and bird-watchers. Since there are also industry in the field, it is sometimes a conflict between industry and conservation.

Beigang the flow is crossed by a plurality of both older and modern Bridges, such as of the " Tourist Beigang bridge ".