Dadu River (Taiwan)
The 883rd longest river in the world
The Dadu River, also called the Wu River, is a major river in the Northwest of Taiwan. It is the sixth-longest river on the island with a total length of 124 km (77 mi).
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, 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.
It flows through Taichung City, Changhua County, and Nantou County for 119 kilometers (74 mi). It is the 6th-longest river on Taiwan Island and the 4th-largest in drainage area.
Flows through: Taiwan.
River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.