page_title: Dahan River
hierarchical_section_title: Dahan River
caption_attribution_description: English: New map showing the Tamsui River in Northern Taiwan. Shaded relief from US Geological Survey
context_page_description: The Dahan River is a river in northern Taiwan. It originates in Hsinchu County and then flows through Taoyuan City and New Taipei City for 135 km, before it joins Xindian River in Taipei to form the Tamshui River. The upper reaches of the Dahan are also known as Takekan Creek or Taigang Creek. An alternative historical name for the Dahan is the Shihmen River.
context_section_description: The Dahan River (Chinese: 大漢溪; pinyin: Dàhàn Xī; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tāi-hàn-khe, also spelled Tahan) is a river in northern Taiwan. It originates in Hsinchu County and then flows through Taoyuan City and New Taipei City for 135 km, before it joins Xindian River in Taipei to form the Tamshui River. The upper reaches of the Dahan are also known as Takekan Creek (Chinese: 大嵙崁溪; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Toā-kho-khàm-khe) or Taigang Creek (泰崗溪). An alternative historical name for the Dahan is the Shihmen River (石門溪).
caption: Map showing the location of the Dahan River within the Tamsui River watershed
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