River · South Jeolla / Gwangju
Yeongsan River
영산강
Yeongsan River: a national river, with a 112.04 km national section in the Korea River Register.
Place details
- Region
- South Jeolla · Gwangju
- Type of place
- River
- Locality in the source
- 전남 담양 · 전남 영암
- River register code
- 5000010 · 5020010
- River designation
- Includes a nationally designated section.
Getting there
Start at Seoul Central City Express Bus Terminal
Entrance or stop 담양 관방제림 입구
- Take an express bus from Seoul Central City Terminal to Damyang Bus Terminal (담양공용버스터미널).
- Walk about 19 minutes to Gwanbangjerim Forest at 37 Gaeksa 7-gil (객사7길 37). This embankment is on the upper reach near Damyang, locally called Damyangcheon.
About Yeongsan River
The Yeongsan River is a national river in the Korea River Register. Its national section runs 112.04 km from the Geumseong-myeon boundary in Damyang, South Jeolla, to the Yeongsan River Estuary Barrage in Yeongam, South Jeolla.
The register gives the whole watercourse a channel length of 132.5 km and a drainage basin of 3,470.9 km².
Written from the Korea River Register 2024 edition.
Sources
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