Rivers in Diqing
Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture is located at the southeast end of the “Asian Water Tower”, with an average altitude of 3380 meters. The upper reaches of the Jinsha River, Lancang River and Nujiang River all run through Diqing Prefecture from north to south. There are large and small 221 rivers in Diqing, including Shuoduogang river(硕多岗), Gangqu river(冈曲), Dongwang river(东旺河), Niru river(尼汝河), Jiren river(吉仁河), Langdu river(浪都河), Annan river(安南河), Liangmei river(良美河), Tangman river(汤满河), Anle river(安乐河), Baishui river(白水河), Maidi river(麦地河), etc.
