Maoluo River

Maoluo River
Map showing the mouth of Maoluo River
Map showing the mouth of Maoluo River
Map showing the mouth of Maoluo River at its confluence with the Wu River
Location
CountryTaiwan
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationJiufener Mountain (九份二山), Jialishan Range
 • coordinates23°56′09″N 120°49′54″E / 23.9358°N 120.8317°E / 23.9358; 120.8317
 • elevation1,178 m (3,865 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Wu River at Wuri, Taichung
 • coordinates
24°03′37″N 120°37′40″E / 24.0603°N 120.6277°E / 24.0603; 120.6277
Length47 km (29 mi)[1]
Basin size377 km2 (146 sq mi)[1]
Basin features
River systemWu 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]

  1. ^ a b c d 治理計畫--烏溪(Wu River) [Governance project: Wu River] (in Chinese). Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. 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. Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. 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.