Fushui River

The river is {{convert|196|km}} long. It originates in the Mufu Mountains, flows in the general eastern direction, and discharges into the Yangtze River{{cite journal |title=Sediment sources and the flood record from Wanghu lake, in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River |date=October 15, 2006 |journal=Journal of Hydrology |volume=329 |issue=3–4 |doi=10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.03.008 |pages=568–576 |last1=Yi |first1=Chaolu |last2=Liu |first2=Huifang |last3=Rose |first3=Neil L. |last4=Yang |first4=Hong |last5=Ni |first5=Leyi |last6=Xie |first6=Ping |bibcode=2006JHyd..329..568Y |url=http://ir.ihb.ac.cn/handle/152342/8818 |access-date=December 13, 2019 |archive-date=June 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619181908/http://ir.ihb.ac.cn/handle/152342/8818 |url-status=dead |url-access=subscription }} near Fuchi Town, Yangxin County ({{coord|29|51|38|N|115|26|28|E|region:CN-62_type:river|display=inline,title}}).

There are a number of dams on the river and its tributaries. The most major or them, the Fushui Dam (富水大坝; {{coord|29|41|26|N|114|53|17|E|region:CN-62_type:landmark}}) is located in Yangxin County just east of the Tongshan County's county line. The dam creates a fairly large Fushui Reservoir (富水水库).

The Xianning Nuclear Power Plant is under construction in Dafan Town, Tongshan County, on the northern shore of the Fushui Reservoir ({{coord|29|40|20|N|114|41|05|E|display=inline|region:CN-62_type:landmark}});[http://www.xnnpc.com/n3755570/n3759181/n3759308/index.html 咸宁核电有限公司概况] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427040633/http://www.xnnpc.com/n3755570/n3759181/n3759308/index.html |date=2012-04-27 }} （Briefly about Xianning Nuclear Power Ltd.). The location given in the article – near the Lion Cliff, in Dafan Town's Dakan Village (通山县大畈镇大墈村附近的狮子岩) can be found on maps.sogou.com, and the lay of the land on the mockup picture matches the peninsula of the satellite view on Google Maps. it is expected to use the reservoir's water for cooling and various ancillary purposes.[http://www.fushuiwater.gov.cn/news.do?method=showNews&newsId=644&netyId=62 咸宁大畈核电公司专程洽商富水水库取水事项] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121130182514/http://www.fushuiwater.gov.cn/news.do?method=showNews&newsId=644&netyId=62 |date=2012-11-30 }} ("Xianning Dafan Nuclear Power company makes a special trip to negotiate Fushui Reservoir water use issues"), Fushui Reservoir Management Company, 2010-10-23]

China National Highway 316 runs alongside the river for parts of its length.

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• [http://www.fushuiwater.gov.cn/index.do 湖北省富水水库管理局] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306210143/http://www.fushuiwater.gov.cn/index.do |date=2012-03-06 }} (The administration of Fushui Reservoir, Hubei Province) – the official site {{in lang|zh}}

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