Chishui River (Shaanxi)

{{Short description|River in China}}

The Chishui River ({{zh|c=赤水河}}; literally "Red Water River") is a river in China. It is a tributary of the Wei River. It is near the town of Chishui ({{zh|s=赤水镇}}), in Hua County, under the jurisdiction of Weinan, in the northwestern province of Shaanxi.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8438362.stm BBC.co.uk]

On December 30, 2009, the Lanzhou–Zhengzhou–Changsha product oil pipeline that connects Lanzhou, Gansu with Zhengzhou, Henan burst, spilling {{convert|150000|L|USgal}} of diesel oil into the Chishui River[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8438362.stm BBC.co.uk] resulting in the Yellow River oil spill.