Yilan River
{{Short description|River in Yilan County, Taiwan}}
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| image = Liwu Bridge across Yilan River in Yilan City.jpg
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| pushpin_map_alt = Map showing the mouth of Yilan River
| pushpin_map_caption= Map showing the mouth of Yilan River at its confluence with the Lanyang River
| river_system = Lanyang River
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| mouth_location = Zhuangwei, Yilan County
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| basin_size = {{convert|149|km2|abbr=on}}
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The Yilan River ({{zh|t=宜蘭河|p=Yílán Hé|w=I2-lan2 Ho2}}){{cite web |url=http://geonames.nga.mil/namesviewer/ |title=GeoNames Search |work=Geographic Names Database |publisher=National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, USA |access-date=19 June 2016}} is a tributary of the Lanyang River in Yilan County, northeast Taiwan.{{cite web |url=http://www.wra.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=12956&CtNode=4348 |title=Lanyang River |language=zh |publisher=Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs |access-date=19 June 2016}} It flows through Yilan for 25 kilometers.
Fauna
Three turtle species occur in the Yilan River: the native Chinese stripe-necked turtle and yellow pond turtle, and the introduced red-eared slider, which outnumbers the native species. Glass eels of two eel species, Anguilla japonica and Anguilla marmorata, are found in the river.
See also
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{{commons category|Yilan River}}
Category:Landforms of Yilan County, Taiwan
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