Key facts
- Country
- China and Vietnam
- Location
- Gui Jiang and Xun Jiang in Wuzhou
- Elevation
- 0 m (0 ft)
- Length
- 2,197 km (1,365 mi) to 2,271.8 km (1,411.6 mi) ( Xi – Xun – Qian – Hongshui – Nanpan )
- Basin size
- 437,000 km (169,000 mi )
- Average
- (Period: 2010–2020)9,631 m /s (340,100 cu ft/s)
- Minimum
- 3,600 m /s (130,000 cu ft/s)
- Maximum
- 34,000 m /s (1,200,000 cu ft/s)
- Progression
- South China Sea
- River system
- Pearl River
- Left
- He Jiang, Gui Jiang , Hongshui Ho , Qian Jiang
- Right
- Yu Jiang , Xun Jiang
via Wikipedia infobox
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The location of Xi River in China Marble Hill (Cockscomb Rock) on the West River, around 1871 Xi River in Zhaoqing. The Xi River (/ʃiː/; Chinese: 西江) or Si-Kiang is the western tributary of the Pearl River in southern China. It is formed by the confluence of the Gui and Xun Rivers in Wuzhou, Guangxi. It originates from the eastern foot of the Maxiong Mountain in Qujing City, Yunnan Province. Then it flows east through Guangdong, and enters the Pearl River Delta just east of the Lingyang Gorge in Zhaoqing. The main branch of the Xi River flows southeast through the delta entering the South China Sea at Modao Men, just west of Macau. The major cities along the Xi include Wuzhou, Zhaoqing, and Jiangmen.
The other two main tributaries of Pearl River are the Dong River (literally, the East River) and Bei River (the Northern River). As for other functions, it plays a vital role in carbon storage and transport in Southern China. The Xi River is facing some ecological challenges such as drought, invasive species, and pollution.