Tao River
Tao River, Taohe River or Lu Chu is a right tributary of China's Yellow River. It starts in Xiqing Mountains near the Gansu–Qinghai border, flows eastward across Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and then northward more or less along the border between Dingxi Prefecture-level City in the east and Gannan and Linxia Prefectures in the west.
- Stream
- …lies at an elevation of 1,731 metres (5,679 feet)
- Description: river in the People’s Republic of China
- Also known as“Lu Chhu”“Lu Qu”“T’ao Ho”“Tao Ha”“Taokhe”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Liujiaxia Dam and Liujiaxia Mosque.
Liujiaxia Mosque
Mosque
Liujiaxia Mosque is situated 2½ km northwest of Tao River.
Tao River
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Latitude
35.91861° or 35° 55′ 7″ north
Longitude
103.34222° or 103° 20′ 32″ east
Open location code
8P75W89R+CV
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Tao River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Tao”
- Bulgarian: “Таохъ”
- Cebuano: “Tao He”
- Chinese: “洮河”
- Czech: “Tao-che”
- Dutch: “Tao He”
- Dutch: “Tao”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر تاو”
- French: “Tao”
- German: “T’ao-ho”
- German: “Tao He”
- German: “Tao”
- German: “Taohe”
- Irish: “Abhainn Tao”
- Russian: “Таохэ”
- Spanish: “Rio Tao”
- Spanish: “Río Tao”
- Swedish: “Tao He”
- Thai: “แม่น้ำเถา”
- Venetian: “Fiume Tao”
- Vietnamese: “Sông Thao”
- Welsh: “Afon Tao”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Liujia Xia and Liujiaxia Reservoir.
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