Taedong River
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	대동강
Hancha	大同江
McCune–Reischauer	Taedong-gang
Revised Romanization	Daedong-gang

The Taedong River (Daedong River,^[1] Daido River^[2] or Pae River^[3]) is a large river in North Korea. It rises in the Rangrim Mountains of the country's north. It then flows southwest into Korea Bay at Nampo.^[4] In between, it runs through the capital of North Korea, P'yongyang.^[1] Along the river are landmarks such as the Juche Tower and Kim Il-sung Square.

The river has a length of 450.3 kilometers. Pyongyang is approximately 110 km upstream from the mouth, Sunchon 192 km upstream, and Taehung 414 km upstream.^{[citation needed]}

In 1986, the military completed a 8 km. long dam, with three locks and 36 sluices, at the mouth of the Taedong River near Nampo.^[4] The dam acts to control floodwater and to irrigate lands newly reclaimed from the Korea Gulf.^[4] The dam has reduced the river's natural ability to purify itself and tends to concentrated contaminants.^[5]

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Taedong River in 1889

[edit] Notes

[edit] See also

• Taedonggang, a beer named after the river
• List of Korea-related topics
• Rivers of Asia
• Rivers of Korea
• Geography of North Korea

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