Xianshui River is a river in Sichuan

Sichuan

' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...

, China

China

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, and a tributary of the Yangtze. It has two sources, the rivers of Da-chu (Chinese characters:达曲) and Nyi-chu (Chinese characters:泥曲). From the confluence of the two rivers in Luhuo, the name changes to Xianshui River. It flows into the Yalong River

Yalong River

The Nyag Qu or Yalong River, also called Ya-lung River is an 822 mile long river in the Sichuan province of southern China. It flows into the Yangtze River along the border with Yunnan. It is a tributary of the Yangtze River...

 at Yajiang

Yajiang County

Nyagqu County or Yajiang County is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture....

. A hydroelectric plant in Luhuo was completed in 2009.