Kyū-Yodo River

Kyū-Yodo River
Kyū-Yodo River
Location
Country	Osaka City, Japan
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Yodo River, at Kema Lock
• coordinates	34°43′15″N 135°30′59″E / 34.72083°N 135.51639°E
Mouth
• location	Osaka Bay, at Tempozan
• coordinates	34°39′31″N 135°25′51″E / 34.65861°N 135.43083°E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
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.^[1]

The name Kyū-Yodo river means former Yodo river in Japanese.

Subdivisions

Map of the Dojima River section of the then-Yodo River around 1570

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:

Ōkawa (river)

This is the name for the section from the Kema Lock to the Tenjimbashi (bridge); the Japanese name is Ōkawa (大川).

Dōjima River

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).

Tosabori River

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).