- Tachia River
The Tachia River(Chinese-inline|p=Dàjiǎ Xī|c=大甲溪|l="big shell river") is a river in north-central
Taiwan . It flows throughTaichung County for 124km. [cite web|url=http://philip.pristine.net/maps/watersheds.html|title=Taiwan Rivers and Watersheds|author=Philip Diller|accessdate=2007-11-30] The sources of the Tachia are:Hsuehshan andNanhu Mountain in theCentral Mountain Range .cite web|url=http://web.thu.edu.tw/deborah/www/index2/stream/dd2/dd2.htm#d2
title=大安大甲流域(Ta-an/Tachia River Basin)|language=Chinese(traditional)|accessdate=2007-11-30] The Tachia flows through the Taichung county subdivisions (townships and cities) of Heping, Sinshe, Dongshih, Shihgang, Fengyuan, Houli, Shengang, Waipu, Dajia, Cingshuei and Da-an before emptying into theTaiwan Strait .The Techi Reservoir(Chinese-inline|p=Déjī Shuǐkù|t=德基水庫|s=德基水库|l="virtuous foundation reservoir") is a 592-square-kilometer reservoir on the Tachia.cite web|url=http://wrm.hre.ntou.edu.tw/wrm/dss/resr/c01.htm|title=德基水庫(Techi Reservoir)|publisher=
National Taiwan Ocean University Water Resource Management Center|language=Chinese(traditional)|accessdate=2007-11-30] The reservoir provides municipal water, generates hydroelectric power, is used for recreation and prevents flooding.Taiwan's
Central Cross-Island Highway runs along the Tachia River from Heping to Dongshih. The Taichung Beltway begins in Fengyuan and follows the Tachia through into Cingshuei.The Tachia experiences frequent earthflows during typhoons and heavy rain, damaging homes and breaking up roads, sometimes permanently.Fact|date=November 2007
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List of rivers in Taiwan
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