24°10′11.5″N 120°31′05.7″E / 24.169861°N 120.518250°E
| Dadu River Wu River Black River | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Wu_River.jpg) Sunset at the lower reaches of Wu River | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Taiwan_relief_location_map.jpg)  Dadu River in Taiwan | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Central Mountain Range: western foothills of Hehuanshan |
| Mouth | |
• location | Taiwan Strait: Taichung City/Changhua County border |
| Length | 124 km (77 mi) |
| Basin size | 2,025.6 km2 (782.1 sq mi) |
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| Chinese | 大肚溪 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Big Belly Creek | ||||||||||||
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| Black River | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 烏溪 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 乌溪 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Black Creek Raven Creek Crow Creek | ||||||||||||
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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]
- ^ "GeoNames Search". Geographic Names Database. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, USA. Retrieved 1 May 2016.