- Black River (Asia)
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Black River 
Basin countries 
Vietnam
ChinaThe Black River (also known as the Da River, sông Đà in Vietnamese and Lixian River in China[1]) is a river located in China and northwestern Vietnam. Its source is in Yunnan Province of China. It runs through the provinces Lai Châu (where it forms part of the border with Điện Biên Province), Sơn La and Hòa Bình. It is the most important tributary of the Red River, which it joins in Tam Nong District near Việt Trì in Phú Thọ Province. It also forms part of the border between Phú Thọ Province and Hanoi (previously the border with Hà Tây Province). The rivers total length is 910 km, around 400 km in China and 527 km in Vietnam.
The Black River has substantial hydro-power potential. In China, seven dams are planned of which two (Longma and Gelantan) are complete.[2] The total installed capacity of the dam cascade is 1,311 MW.[3] There are two large hydropower plants in Vietnam on this river. Hòa Bình Dam was completed in 1994. Sơn La Dam is under construction since 2005 and will be the largest hydro-power plant in Southeast Asia. Construction of the Lai Châu Dam in Mường Tè District of Lai Châu Province started on 5 January 2011.[4][5]
See also
- List of rivers in Vietnam
References
- ^ Geographic, National (2007). National Geographic Atlas of China.. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society. pp. 119. ISBN 1426201362. http://books.google.com/books?id=4g0I9qMfDDoC&pg=PA119&lpg=PA119&dq=Lixian+Black+River&source=bl&ots=Nx55bLizeO&sig=_rYTfjLo153VH9UZz-HfBRMVSPA&hl=en&ei=MN2lTu3-Oc2HsAKrytDkCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Lixian%20Black%20River&f=false.
- ^ "Datang International Lixian Jiang, Yunnan Hydropower Development Co., Ltd." (in Chinese). China Datang Corp.. http://www.china-cdt.com/aboutdatang/memberenterprise/datangunion/42339.html. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ "Yunnan Province to Construct a Series of Hydropower Projects.". Alestron. http://business.highbeam.com/436093/article-1G1-93463608/yunnan-province-construct-series-hydropower-projects. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ The Saigon Times: Hai vấn đề nóng của thủy điện Lai Châu
- ^ "Work on Vietnam's third largest hydropower plant begins". Thanh Nien. Intellasia News Services. 2011-01-14. http://www.intellasia.net/news/articles/infra_resources/111313560.shtml. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
Categories:- Rivers of Lai Chau Province
- Rivers of Dien Bien Province
- Rivers of Phu Tho Province
- Red River (Asia)
- Borders of Vietnam
- Rivers of Hanoi
- Vietnam geography stubs
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