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The '''Tatu River''' is a [[river]] in [[Taiwan]]. It flows through [[Taichung County]], [[Changhua County]] and [[Nantou County]] for 116km.
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The '''Dadu River''' also called the '''Wu River''', is a major [[rivers in Taiwan|river]] located in the Northwest of [[Taiwan Island|Taiwan]]. With a total length of {{cvt|124|km|abbr=on}} it is sixth-longest river on the island. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://geonames.nga.mil/namesviewer/ |title=GeoNames Search |work=Geographic Names Database |publisher=National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, USA |accessdate=1 May 2016}}</ref>

{{anchor|Etymology|Toponomy|Name}}

==Names==
The Dadu River is named after a former port near its mouth, now the [[Dadu District, Taichung|Dadu District]] of [[Taichung]].

It is also known as the {{nowrap|'''Black River'''}},{{sfnp|''EB''|1879|p=416}} a [[calque]] of its [[Hokkien language|Hokkien]] name. The same name appears in English as the {{nowrap|'''Wu River''',}} the [[pinyin]] [[romanization of Chinese|romanization]] of its [[Standard Mandarin|Mandarin]] pronunciation. It received the name from the many black-winged birds that used to live along the river.{{sfnp|Huang|2016|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=ocb_CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA67 67]}}

==Geography==
It flows through [[Taichung City]], [[Changhua County]], and [[Nantou County]] for {{convert|119|km|sp=us}}.<ref name=ExecYuan>{{cite book |title=The Republic of China Yearbook 2015 |chapter=Geography & demographics |date=2015 |publisher=Executive Yuan |isbn=978-986-04-6013-1 |pages=40–53 |url=http://yearbook.multimedia.ey.gov.tw/enebook/2015yearbook/index.html |access-date=2016-05-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531095543/http://yearbook.multimedia.ey.gov.tw/enebook/2015yearbook/index.html |archive-date=2016-05-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wra.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=20003&CtNode=4546 |title=Wu River |language=Chinese |publisher=Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs |accessdate=1 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415130901/http://www.wra.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=20003&ctNode=4546 |archive-date=15 April 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chcg.gov.tw/eng/01us/02location.asp |title=Geographic Location |work=About Changhua |publisher=Changhua County Government |date=14 March 2012 |accessdate=1 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826113852/http://www.chcg.gov.tw/eng/01us/02location.asp |archive-date=26 August 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is the 6th-longest river on [[Taiwan Island]] and the 4th-largest in terms of drainage area.<ref name=ExecYuan/>


==See also==
==See also==
{{commons category|Dadu River (Taiwan)}}
*[[List of rivers in Taiwan]]
*[[List of rivers in Taiwan]]


==References==

===Citations===
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* {{citation |contribution=[[s:Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/Formosa|Formosa]] |title=[[:s:Encyclopædia Britannica|Encyclopaedia Britannica]], ''[[:s:Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition|9th ed.]], [[:s:Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/Volume IX|Vol.&nbsp;IX]]'' |editor-last=Baynes |editor-first=Thomas Spencer |display-editors=0 |publisher=Charles Scribner's Sons |location=New York |date=1879 |ref={{harvid|''EB''|1879}} |pp=415–17 }}.
* {{citation |last=Huang |first=Peter I-min |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ocb_CgAAQBAJ |title=Linda Hogan and Contemporary Taiwanese Writers: An Ecocritical Study of Indigeneities and Environment |publisher=Lexington Books |location=[[Lanham, Maryland|Lanham]] |date=2016 |contribution=''Mean Spirit'', Environmental Justice, and Postcolonial Ecocriticism |contribution-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ocb_CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA47 }}.
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[[Category:Rivers of Taiwan]]
[[Category:Rivers of Taiwan]]
[[Category:Changhua County]]
[[Category:Landforms of Changhua County]]
[[Category:Taichung County]]
[[Category:Landforms of Taichung]]
[[Category:Nantou County]]
[[Category:Landforms of Nantou County]]


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Latest revision as of 03:43, 16 April 2023

24°10′11.5″N 120°31′05.7″E / 24.169861°N 120.518250°E / 24.169861; 120.518250

Dadu River
Wu River
Black River
Sunset at the lower reaches of Wu River
Map showing the mouth of Wu River
Map showing the mouth of Wu River
Dadu River in Taiwan
Native name
Location
CountryTaiwan
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationCentral Mountain Range: western foothills of Hehuanshan
Mouth 
 • location
Taiwan Strait: Taichung City/Changhua County border
Length124 km (77 mi)
Basin size2,025.6 km2 (782.1 sq mi)
Dadu River
Chinese大肚溪
Literal meaningBig Belly Creek
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDàdù Xī
Wade–GilesTa-tu Hsi
Black River
Traditional Chinese烏溪
Simplified Chinese乌溪
Literal meaningBlack Creek
Raven Creek
Crow Creek
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWū Xī
Wade–GilesWu Hsi
Southern Min
Hokkien POJO͘ Khe

The Dadu River also called the Wu River, is a major river located in the Northwest of Taiwan. With a total length of 124 km (77 mi) it is sixth-longest river on the island. [1]

Names

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The Dadu River is named after a former port near its mouth, now the Dadu District of Taichung.

It is also known as the Black River,[2] a calque of its Hokkien name. The same name appears in English as the Wu River, the pinyin romanization of its Mandarin pronunciation. It received the name from the many black-winged birds that used to live along the river.[3]

Geography

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It flows through Taichung City, Changhua County, and Nantou County for 119 kilometers (74 mi).[4][5][6] It is the 6th-longest river on Taiwan Island and the 4th-largest in terms of drainage area.[4]

See also

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ "GeoNames Search". Geographic Names Database. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, USA. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  2. ^ EB (1879), p. 416.
  3. ^ Huang (2016), p. 67.
  4. ^ a b "Geography & demographics". The Republic of China Yearbook 2015. Executive Yuan. 2015. pp. 40–53. ISBN 978-986-04-6013-1. Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  5. ^ "Wu River" (in Chinese). Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Geographic Location". About Changhua. Changhua County Government. 14 March 2012. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2016.

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