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The Gaoping River, also spelled Kaoping River, () is a major river of southern Taiwan, flowing through Pingtung County and Kaohsiung City. The river is long, draining a rugged area on the western side of the Central Mountain Range. ==Characteristics== The Gaoping River headwaters originate near Yushan in northern Kaohsiung’s Tauyuan District and a small part of southern Nantou County. The upper section of the river flows through a series of rugged canyons, through Liouguei and Gaoshu. The river emerges from the mountains at Meinong as a wide braided stream and flows about south along the coastal plain, through Pingtung County, emptying into the Taiwan Strait in Linyuan District. The river has several major tributaries, all of which join in Pingtung County: the Zhuokou River from the east near Meinong; the Ailiao River from the east and the Laonong River from the north at Ligang; and the Wuluo River from the east near Pingtung City. With an average annual discharge of , the Gaoping River is the second largest of Taiwan’s rivers by volume, following the Tamsui River. About 90 percent of the precipitation, and consequently about 70–90 percent of the total flow, occurs during the rainy season from May to October.〔http://www.trrn.tw/understandingRiver/view.do?id=12ce3264699000001c8a〕 Like many Taiwanese rivers, the Gaoping carries large amounts of silt, ranging from 36 to 49 million tons per year.〔http://www.mgac.nsysu.edu.tw/liu/fates_special_issue/huh.pdf〕 Almost half the total basin has an elevation greater than . Only about 20 percent of the basin is lower than in elevation.〔http://tao.cgu.org.tw/pdf/v226p549.pdf〕 The Kaoping River valley is generally considered the boundary between the Alishan Range on the west and the higher Yushan Range to the east. The Gaoping River basin is home to at least 66 fish species, 14 of which are endemic.〔http://ics.wrap.gov.tw/icsweb/ekriver1730.asp〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gaoping River」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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