Sanggan
Sanggan is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 40.01°, 113.93°
About Sanggan
The Sanggan River or Sanggan He (Chinese: 桑干河), also known in English as Sangkan River, is a river in northern China. It runs 506 kilometers and has a drainage area of 23,900 square kilometers. In addition to its significance in hydrology, it is culturally significant as it has been mentioned in various poems, essays, and novels, including a poem by Chen Tao and a novel The Sun Shines Over Sanggan River by Ding Ling. It is also one of the rivers that gave birth to early civilizations.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Sanggan River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Sanggan in Depth
Geology
The Sangan River is a part of the drainage system of Hai River. It originates in Shanxi Province. It merges with the Yang He (洋河) in Hebei Province and then flows into the Guanting Reservoir. The outflow of the reservoir is known as the Yongding River (formerly known as the Wuding River).
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Sanggan River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Sanggan: Quick Answers
- Where is Sanggan?
- Sanggan is located in China, at 40.0054° N, 113.9301° E.
- Are there dams on the Sanggan?
- No dam on the Sanggan is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.