Lishui River

Map showing the Li River basin

Lishui River (also known as Li River, Chinese language: 澧水, pinyin: lǐshuǐ, Wade-Giles: li³-shui³) is a river in Hunan province of China, one of the Yangtze River's four largest tributaries in the province. (Also see the Li River disambiguation page.)

Lishui has three origination places, the north, the middle and the south. The north one is the most important place, origination from Shanmujie of Sangzhi county in Zhangjiajie. The middle one, origination from the east side of the Badagongshan Mountain in Sangzhi and the south place, origination from Longjiazhai of Yongshun County in the Tujia and Miao Autonomous profecture of Xiangxi. The three originations join the main river in Nancha of Sangzhi, then runs east.

It flows into the Dongting Lake at Xiaodukou in Jinshi. Its total length is 388 kilometres (241 mi).

Cities along the river include (listed from mouth to source)

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Tributaries of the Xiang River

Lingqu Canal Guan River Ying River Xiao River Luhong River Qi River Bai River Yi River Lishui River Chongling River Zheng River Lei River Xi River Mi River Lu River Juan River Lian River Liuyang River Laodao River Wei River Jin River

Tributaries of the Mi River	You River Yongle River

Tributaries of the Xiao River	Xiao River (Tributaries of the Xiao River) Lengshui River

Tributaries of the Lu River	Tie River

Dongting Lake River System

Xiang River system	Laodao River Liuyang River Jin River Zhengshui Xiaoshui Weishui Tuoshui Lianshui Juan River Miluo River Xinqiang River Lian River (Lianyuan City) Lu River (Xiang River) Juan River Mi River Yongle River Zheng River Lei River Hutun River (Lei River) Chongling River Qi River Bai River

Zi River system	Fuyi River

Yuanjiang River system	Wushui(潕水) Chen River Wushui(巫水) Qu River You River Huayuan River Mengdong River

Lishui River system	Lou River Die River

Major rivers of China

Yangtze River system	Yalong River Min River Dadu River Qingyi River Tuo River Jialing River Fu River Qu River Wu River Hanshui River Qing River Chishui River Xiao River Xiang River Zi River Yuan River Lishui River Gan River Fu River Xin River Qingyi Jiang Qinhuai River Huangpu River

Yellow River system	Black River Daxia River Tao River Qingshui River Wuding River Fen River Wei River Jing River Luo River (Henan) Luo River (Shaanxi) Qin River

Pearl River system	North River East River Han River Mei River Ting River West River Yujiang River Yong River Xun River Qian River Hongshui River Nanpan River Beipan River Rong River Gui River

Heilong River system	Songhua River 2nd Songhua River Nen River Mudan River Ussuri River Argun River

Huai River system	Guo River Ying River Shiguan River

Other major rivers	Hai River Chaobai River Yongding River Hutuo River Liao River Tarim River Karatash River Ili River Shule River Tumen River Yalu River Luan River Red River Minjiang River Longjiang River Lancang River Beilun River Nu River Lion Spring River Elephant Spring River Yarlung Tsangpo River (Horse Spring River) Nyang River Subansiri River Irtysh River

Major canals	Grand Canal of China Lingqu Canal North Jiangsu Main Irrigation Canal

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Lishui River

Cities along the river include (listed from mouth to source)

See also

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