| Ji River | |||||||||
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 The Ji River corresponding to the post-1852 lower course of the Yellow River. | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 濟河 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 济河 | ||||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 濟水 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 济水 | ||||||||
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| Second alternative Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 濟水河 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 济水河 | ||||||||
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| Other names | |||||||||
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| Ji River | |||||||||
| Chinese | 泲水 | ||||||||
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| Yuan River | |||||||||
| Chinese | 冤水 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Bendy River | ||||||||
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The Ji River was a former river in north-eastern China which gave its name to the towns of Jiyuan and Jinan. It disappeared during one of the massive Yellow River floods of 1852, as the Yellow River shifted its course from below the Shandong Peninsula to north of it. In the process, it overtook the Ji and assumed its bed.