Đáy River

Coordinates: 19°54′47″N 106°05′42″E / 19.91306°N 106.09500°E / 19.91306; 106.09500
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Đáy River
Day River through Ninh Phúc Port
Location
CountryVietnam
RegionHà Nội, Hòa Bình, Hà Nam, Ninh Bình and Nam Định
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationGeladaindong Peak, Tanggula Mountains, Qinghai (Đan Phượng)
 • elevation5,042 m (16,542 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Kim Sơn
 • coordinates
19°54′47″N 106°05′42″E / 19.91306°N 106.09500°E / 19.91306; 106.09500
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length240 km (150 mi)

The Day River (Vietnamese: Sông Đáy) is a river in Vietnam. It was formerly known as Hát River (Sông Hát or Hát Giang) or Gián Khẩu River (Sông Gián Khẩu). The river is a distributary of the Red River, draining into the Gulf of Tonkin.

The river has a length of 240 km[1] and has a drainage basin of more than 7,500 km2,[2] flowing through Hanoi, and the provinces of Hòa Bình, Hà Nam, Ninh Bình and Nam Định.

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  1. ^ http://www.rfa.org/vietnamese/in_depth/2007/04/28/VnpressReview_NNguyen/ [dead link]
  2. ^ "Hệ Thống Thông Tin Quản Lý Môi Trường Lưu Vực Sông". Archived from the original on 2008-12-14. Retrieved 2019-05-28.