Ryesong River

The Ryesŏng River is a river of North Korea. It flows from north to south, emptying into the Yellow Sea by Ganghwa Island, just west of the mouth of the River Imjin.

Ryesong River
The Ryesong River flowing through Kumchon, North Hwanghae.
Native name	례성강 (Korean)
Location
Country	North Korea
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Ganghwa Bay
Mouth
• location	Mt. Eonjin
Length	174 kilometers (108 mi)
Basin size	4,048 km2 (1,563 sq mi)

Ryesŏng River
North Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	례성강
Hancha	禮成江
Transcriptions Revised Romanization Ryeseong-gang McCune–Reischauer Ryesŏng'gang
South Korean name
Hangul	예성강
Hanja	禮成江
Transcriptions Revised Romanization Yeseong-gang McCune–Reischauer Yesŏng'gang

See also

• Rivers of Korea
• Yellow Sea

External links

• In Korean language online encyclopedias:
  • Doosan Encyclopedia (Naver)
  • Korean language Britannica (Empas) (Map)
  • Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (Empas)
  • Pascal World Encyclopedia (Nate)