Dawen River

Dawen River
Taken at the south of Guan Chang village, 2023 summer
Estuary in Shandong Province
Physical characteristics
Source	source of Mou Wen River
• location	Sha Yai Zi Village, Da Zhang Zhuang Town, Yiyuan County
• coordinates	35.991°N 117.963°E / 35.991; 117.963
2nd source	source of Chai Wen River
• location	Niu Lan Yu Village, Da Zhang Zhuang Town, Yiyuan County
• coordinates	35.969°N 117.949°E / 35.969; 117.949
Mouth	estuary of Daqing River
• location	Ma Kou Village, Zhou Cheng Town, Dongping County
• coordinates	35.929°N 116.265°E / 35.929; 116.265
• elevation	41 metres (135 ft)
Length	208 kilometres (129 mi)
Basin size	9,069 square kilometres (3,502 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	0.006 cubic metres per second (0.21 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	west
River system	Yellow River System
Tributaries
• left	Xin Fu River, Lotus River, Wen Nan River, Hui(惠) River, Tao River, Shi Liang River, Chai Wen River, Chao River, Miao Jia River and Hui(汇) River
• right	Xin Zhuang River, Xiao Yi River, Si Ma River, Fang Xia River, Ying Wen River, Pang River and Zhu River

Dawen River (Chinese: 大汶河; pinyin: Dàwèn Hé) is a river in Shandong Province, China. The main branch, Mouwen River, of the river originates from Yiyuan County, flows through Xintai, Laiwu, and merges with Chaiwen River at Dawenkou. Then, it flows through Tai'an, Feicheng, empties into Dongping Lake which enters Yellow River. The section of the river from Dongping onwards is also known as Daqing River (Chinese: 大清河; pinyin: Dàqīng Hé).

In ancient times, this river was called the 'Wen', and it was the border between the State of Lu and the State of Qi.

See also

• List of rivers in China