Topographic characteristics of Jinan
The topography of Jinan can be divided into three zones, namely the Yellow River in the north, the piedmont plain in the middle and the hilly and mountainous areas in the south. There are more than 3,000 square kilometers of mountains and hills and more than 5,000 square kilometers of plains. The highest altitude is 1 108.4m, the lowest altitude is 5m, and the height difference between north and south is 1 100m.
Jinan has many springs because of its unique topographical and geological structure. Jinan, located in the heart of Shandong Province, is a gentle monoclinal structure with a height difference of more than 500 meters, with low mountains and hills in central and southern Shandong and alluvial plains in northwest Shandong. Naturally, the urban terrain is high in the south and low in the north, which is conducive to the collection of surface water and groundwater to the urban area.