Jungnangcheon

Infobox Korean name


caption=The Jungnangcheon entering the River Han.
hangul=중랑천
mr=Chungnangch'ŏn
rr=Jungnangcheon

Jungnangcheon (hangul: 중랑천) is a tributary of Seoul's Han River. It is generated in the valley of Dorak Mountain of Yangju, Gyeonggi-do. Cheonggyecheon is a tributary of Jungnangcheon.Its whole river basin extends to 299.9km². Most of the stream is located in Uijeongbu and Seoul.

Recreation

Citizens enjoy jogging and cycling near the river.

Pollution

Its pollution has been serious because of large deal of pollutants especially from domestic pollution. Experts have pointed out that the pollution originated from the upper reaches of the stream. In summer 2007, more than 200 fish died after a heavy rain. The pollutants at the bottom of riverbed contaminanted the stream after the storm. Citizens called environmental authorities.

Uijeongbu city government reported its plan to build more ecologically-friendly sewage disposal plants.

ee also

*Rivers of Korea

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