Kyū-Yodo River
| Kyū-Yodo River | |
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| Country | Osaka City, Japan |
| Basin features | |
| Main source |
Yodo River, at Kema Lock 34°43′15″N 135°30′59″E / 34.72083°N 135.51639°E |
| River mouth |
Osaka Bay, at Tempozan 0 m (0 ft) 34°39′31″N 135°25′51″E / 34.65861°N 135.43083°ECoordinates: 34°39′31″N 135°25′51″E / 34.65861°N 135.43083°E |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 13.83 km (8.59 mi) |
The Kyū-Yodo River (旧淀川 Kyū-Yodo-gawa?) was the main stream of the Yodo River before 1907, when the current (new) Yodo River was constructed by a normalisation project. Now called the Kyū-Yodo River, it is a major waterway in central Osaka and the main drainage of Neyagawa river.
The name Kyū-Yodo river means former Yodo river in Japanese.
The name Kyū-Yodo River is a geological name, locally it is called by subdivision names. From the source to the mouth, it is named as follows:
This is the name for the section from the Kema Lock to the Tenjimbashi (bridge); the Japanese name is Ōkawa (大川).
This is the name for the section from the Tenjimbashi (bridge) to the Funatsubashi (bridge) along the north shore of Nakanoshima Island; the Japanese name is Dōjima-gawa (堂島川).
This is the name for the section from the Tenjimbashi (bridge) to the Funatsubashi (bridge) along the south shore of Nakanoshima Island; the Japanese name is Tosabori-gawa (土佐堀川).
This is the name for the section from the Funatsubashi (bridge) to Tempōzan, Osaka Bay; the Japanese name is Aji-gawa (安治川).
Points of interest from the source to the mouth.
For Nakanoshima area, each station of Keihan Nakanoshima Line is nearest. For Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan and Tempōzan, Metro Ōsakakō Station is nearest.
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