Tuotuo
Tuotuo is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 34.20°, 91.87°
About Tuotuo
The Ulan Moron (Mongolian: ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠮᠥᠷᠡᠨ, Ulaan Mörön, lit. "Red River"; Chinese: 乌兰木伦, p Wūlánmùlún), Mar Qu (Tibetan), or Tuotuo River (沱沱河, p Tuótuó Hé, lit. "Tearful River"; Tibetan: ཐོག་ཐོག་ཆུ་, ZWPY: Togtog Qu) is the second longest source of the Yangtze River after Dangqu River, with a total length of 361.4 km (224.6 mi) long, located in Qinghai province in the People's Republic of China.
The Ulan Moron begins as melt-off from the Geladandong glaciers and runs to a confluence with the Dangqu or Dam Chu River, where they form the Tongtian River, which subsequently becomes the Yangtze River. Although the Dangqu has been found to be the longest source of the Yangtze under the usual modern criteria, the Ulan Moron has been traditionally regarded as the main river and source. It belongs to the East China Sea watershed basin.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Ulan Moron (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Tuotuo: Key Facts
| Length | 375 km |
|---|---|
| Mouth | Tongtian River |
| Drainage system | Yangtze River basin |
Facts from Wikidata Q1538813 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Tuotuo: Quick Answers
- Where is Tuotuo?
- Tuotuo is located in China, at 34.1980° N, 91.8740° E.
- Are there dams on the Tuotuo?
- No dam on the Tuotuo is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.