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.
- 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
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