Maoluo River

Maoluo River
Map showing the mouth of Maoluo River
Map showing the mouth of Maoluo River at its confluence with the Wu River
Country Taiwan
Basin
Main source Jiufener Mountain (九份二山), Jialishan Range
1,178 m (3,865 ft)
23°56′09″N 120°49′54″E / 23.9358°N 120.8317°E / 23.9358; 120.8317 (Primary source of Maoluo River)
River mouth Wu River at Wuri, Taichung
24°03′37″N 120°37′40″E / 24.0603°N 120.6277°E / 24.0603; 120.6277 (Mouth of Maoluo River)Coordinates: 24°03′37″N 120°37′40″E / 24.0603°N 120.6277°E / 24.0603; 120.6277 (Mouth of Maoluo River)
River system Wu River
Basin size 377 km2 (146 sq mi)[1]
Physical characteristics
Length 47 km (29 mi)[1]
The mouth of the Maoluo River.

The Maoluo River (Chinese: 貓羅溪; pinyin: Māoluó Xī; Wade–Giles: Mao1-lo2 Hsi1)[2] is a tributary of the Wu River (Dadu River) in Taiwan.[3] It is the main tributary on the left bank of the Wu River.[1][4] Originating from the Jialishan Range, it flows east of the Bagua Plateau through Nantou County, Changhua County, and Taichung City for 47 kilometers.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 治理計畫--烏溪(Wu River) [Governance project: Wu River] (in Chinese). Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "GeoNames Search". Geographic Names Database. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, USA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Wu River" (in Chinese). Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Chen, Wei-Bo; Liu, Wen-Cheng; Wu, Chung-Yi (2013). "Coupling of a one-dimensional river routing model and a three-dimensional ocean model to predict overbank flows in a complex river–ocean system". Applied Mathematical Modelling. 37 (9): 6163–6176. doi:10.1016/j.apm.2013.01.003.


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