The Yeongsan River (영산강, 榮山江) is a river in the southwest part of the country, in Jeollanam-do. It enters the Yellow Sea at Mokpo. It has a total watershed of 3,371 ㎢ and is 115.5 km in length. The river begins along the Yongchu Peak (용추본, 龍湫峰:560 m) and flows past the cities of Damyang, Gwangju, Naju, and Yeongam. Tributaries include the streams Gwangjucheon, Hwangnyong River, Jiseokcheon, Gomagwoncheon, and the Hampyeongcheon.

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• A paper describing the effects of the damming efforts of the late 1970s and 1980s.
• Photographs of the river from Naver