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Heukcheon stream, Han river affluent, South Korea
South Korea, Yangpyeong County, Gyeonggi-do Province
Stream originating from Seongjibong Peak in Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi-do.
It is a river that originates from Seongjibong Peak in Sinron-ri, Cheongun-myeon, Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do, and flows to the southwest along the central part of Yangpyeong-gun.
Heukcheon Stream joins the Namhangang River from Indeok-ri, Gaegun-myeon, Yangpyeong-gun, with a total length of 37km and a basin area of 282.55m².
The plains of the alluvial area of the Heukcheon Stream basin are reclaimed as agricultural land, and rice farming is active, and the areas form the location of Cheongun-myeon, Yongmun-myeon, and Gaegun-myeon.
This river has a variety of fish such as Rhodeus notatus, Squalidus japonicus var. koreanus, Acheilognathus yamatsutae, Rhinogobius brunneus and others. And also, some aquatic plants such as Vallisneria natans, Hydrilla verticillata, Eriocaulon sikokianum, ect.
Heecheon is the 2nd tributary of Han-river. The Han river is one of the largest rivers on the upper side of the Korean peninsula.
- Submitted by
- Shinyoung Kim
- Approved by
- Fan Li & Zhou Hang
- GPS
- 37.5506287, 127.3213654
- Geographical region
- Eastern Asia
- Drainage Basin
- Han-river
- River catchment
- Heukcheon tributary
- Water body type
- Stream
- Water body name
- Han-river
- Water body part
- River mouth
- Water body course
- Lower course
- Water body: tributary of
- River
- Tributary name
- Han-river
Videos above and below water
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Water Chemistry
Water information
- Water type
- fresh-water
- Water color
- Clear water
- Water transparency
- Medium
- Concentration of sediments
- Low
- Water temperature
- 24 °C
- Water flow/curent
- Slow
Chemical parameters
- pH
- 6.5
- Conductivity
- 250
- GH
- dGH
- KH
- dKH
- Dissolved Oxygen
Substrate in nature
- Sand
- Beige
- Pebble/Gravel
- Grey
- Stone
- Mixed
- Stone form
- Irregular
- Silt/Mud
- Beige
- Leaves
- Few
- Driftwood
- Few
- Submerged terrestrial vegetation
Aquatic Biotope
- Date of collecting
- May 8, 2022
- Collecting area
- Side arm
- Water depth
- 0,5m
- Air temperature
- 28 °C
- Sunlight
- Full sun
Environment
- Environment
- Human settlements
- Human settlements
- Compacted
- Surrounding area
It is a local river in the Han River water system that originates from Yongcheon-ri, Okcheon-myeon, Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do, flows southwest and flows into the Namhangang River.
The water system of Gyecheon consists of the main stream and one small river, Sinbokcheon Stream. The length of the river is 6.19km, the length of the flow path is 11.68km, and the basin area is 42.71km².
In the upstream area of the basin, there are Pyeonjeonsan Mountain and Bongjaesan Mountain in the east-west direction, forming a mountain underground stream, and agricultural land and settlement areas are distributed in the middle stream area. The slope of the river is 1/31 in the upstream and 1/134 in the downstream. In the middle and lower reaches of the basin, National Route 37 crosses the river.
- Underwater landscape
Rocky and some drift wood based environment.
Fishes:
- Squalidus multimaculatus (Gobionidae)
- Pungtungia herzi (Gobionidae)
- Rhinogobius brunneus (Gobiidae)
Crustaceans:
- Palaemon paucidens (Palaemonidae)
Wetland plants:
- Acorus calamus (Acoraceae)
- Threats to ecology
Riparian zone
- Trees near the aquatic habitat
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