Yên River

Yên
Thạch Bồ
An Trạch irrigation dam on the Yên River
Map
Location
CountryVietnam
Province, centrally-controlled cityQuảng Nam, Da Nang
Physical characteristics
SourceDistributary of Vu Gia
 • locationboundary between Đại Lộc and Điện Bàn
 • coordinates15°53′51″N 108°08′13″E / 15.89750°N 108.13694°E / 15.89750; 108.13694
MouthConfluence with Túy Loan to form Cầu Đỏ
 • location
boundary between Hòa Vang and Cẩm Lệ
 • coordinates
15°59′40″N 108°09′43″E / 15.99444°N 108.16194°E / 15.99444; 108.16194

The Yên River (Vietnamese: sông Yên), also known as the Thạch Bồ River[1] (Vietnamese: sông Thạch Bồ), is a river of Quảng Nam province and Da Nang, Vietnam.[2] It is formed by the split of the Vu Gia into the Yên and the Bình Phước on the boundary between Đại Lộc and Điện Bàn in Quảng Nam.[3] It flows for 22 kilometres into Da Nang until the boundary between Hòa Vang and Cẩm Lệ, where it joins the Túy Loan to form the Cầu Đỏ.[4]

In colonial times, the An Trạch irrigation dam was built across the river in Hòa Vang district, Da Nang. Every year, fish –especially sardines– migrate to the area to lay their eggs, where local fishers catch them for food.[1][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sóng nước Đà giang - Kỳ 2: Những con sông rót nước qua Hàn". Đà Nẵng online (in Vietnamese). 2010. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  2. ^ Vietnam Administrative Atlas, NXB Bản Đồ, 2004
  3. ^ "Circular 29/2015/TT-BTNMT of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on the list of residential, mountain, hydrological, economic, and social place names for the creation of a map of the Quảng Nam province mainland". Thuvienphapluat (in Vietnamese). 2015. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  4. ^ "Circular 31/2015/TT-BTNMT of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on the list of residential, mountain, hydrological, economic, and social place names for the creation of a map of the Da Nang city mainland". Thuvienphapluat (in Vietnamese). 2015. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  5. ^ "Enticing Vietnamese sardine dishes that will leave you craving more". Tuổi Trẻ. 2023. Retrieved 2024-10-10.

15°56′04″N 108°08′43″E / 15.934444°N 108.145278°E / 15.934444; 108.145278