27 Nine Rivers Channeled

A2.14

Nine major rivers Yu channeled. 

1. He channeled the Ruoshui River to the Heli River and then it downstreamed into the desert; 
2. He channeled the Heishui River, the Black Water, through the Sanwei Mountain, the Three Dangers, and finally it went into the South Sea; 
3. He channeled, Huanghe, the Yellow River at Jishi Mountain, the Accumulated Rocks, all the way down to Longmen Mountain, the Dragon Gate, southward to the north of Huashan Mountain, and then eastward it reached Dizhu Mountain, and continued eastward to Mengjin, and kept eastward passing by the mouth of Luoshui River, and went all the way to Dapishan Mountain, and it passed by Jiangshui in the north and reached Daluze the Giant Deer Lake. It was divided into nine tributaries in the north and merged into Nihe River, the river had countercurrent tides from time to time due to the sea tides. Finally, it flowed into the sea; 
4. He diverted the Qingshui River at Bozhongshan Mountain, and it flowed eastward as the Hanshui River, and then it kept flowing eastward as the Canglangshui River. It passed by the Sanshishui River, entered the Dabieshan Mountains, it flowed southward into the Yangtze River, and then flowed eastward into Penglize Lake, and it flowed eastward as Beijiang the North River, and it finally flowed into the sea; 
5. He diverted the Yangtze River in Wenshan Mountain, branched it off to the east as the Tuojiang River, then east to the Lishui River, it passed by Jiujiang, all the way past by Dongling, it curved eastward to the north, and joined the Huaishui River, and flowing east as the Zhongjiang River the Middle River, and it finally entered the sea; 
6. He channeled the Yanshui River and it flowed eastward to become the Jishui River, which flowed into the Yellow River. It overflowed and gathered into Xingboze Lake, and went eastward to the north of Taoqiu Mountain, then eastward to Heze Lake, and then it flowed northeastward to join the Wenshui River. Finally, it flowed northeastward into the sea; 
7. The Huaishui River was channeled from Tongbai Mountain to the east to join the Sishui River and the Yishui River, and finally flowed eastward into the sea; 
8. The Wei River was channeled from the Niaoshu Mountain to the east to join the Feng River, and then it flowed northeast to the Jing River. It flowed eastward through Qishui and Jushui two rivers, and flows into the Yellow River; 
9. The Luoshui River was diverted from Xiong'er Mountain, and flowed northeastward to join Jianshui and Zhangshui, then eastward to join the Yishui River, and it flowed northeastward into the Yellow River.

道九川：弱水至于合黎，余波入于流沙。道黑水，至于三危，入于南海。道河积石，至于龙门，南至华阴，东至砥柱，又东至于盟津，东过雒汭，至于大邳，北过降水，至于大陆，北播为九河，同为逆河，入于海。嶓冢道瀁，东流为汉，又东为苍浪之水，过三澨，入于大别，南入于江，东汇泽为彭蠡，东为北江，入于海。汶山道江，东别为沱，又东至于醴，过九江，至于东陵，东迤北会于汇，东为中江，入于海。道沇水，东为济，入于河，泆为荥，东出陶丘北，又东至于荷，又东北会于汶，又东北入于海。道淮自桐柏，东会于泗、沂，东入于海。道渭自鸟鼠同穴，东会于沣，又东北至于泾，东过漆、沮，入于河。道雒自熊耳，东北会于涧、瀍，又东会于伊，东北入于河。