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道九川：Following the course of the nine large rivers:
弱水至于合黎， from the Ruo river you go to Heli,
馀波入于流沙。 whence the superfluous water flows into the Rolling sands.
道黑水，You trace the Blackwater
至于三危， to Sanwei,
入于南海。 where it enters the southern sea;
道河积石，you trace the Yellow river from 'Stone-pile'
至于龙门， to 'Dragongate,'
南至华阴， southward to the north of Mount Hua,
东至砥柱， eastward to Dizhu,
又东至于盟津， again eastward to the ford Meng,
东过雒汭，eastward you pass the junction of the Luo river
至于大邳， to Dapei,
北过降水，northward past the Jiang water
至于大陆， to Dalu,
北播为九河， northward the stream is divided and becomes the nine rivers,
同为逆河，reunited it forms the opposing river
入于海。 and flows into the sea.
嶓冢道瀁， From Bozhong you trace the course of the Yang.
东流为汉， Flowing eastward it becomes the Han,
又东为苍浪之水， further east it becomes the Canglang water,
过三澨，passing the three dykes
入于大别， it goes to Dabie,
南入于江， southward it enters the great river,
东汇泽为彭蠡， eastward whirling on it forms the Pengli marsh,
东为北江，again eastward it forms the northern great river
入于海。 and enters the sea.
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，入于梅。From mount Min you trace the great river, which branching to the east becomes the Tuo, again eastward it comes to the Li, passes the nine great rivers and comes to the eastern ridge, flows eastward, winds to the north, and joins the eddies, eastward it becomes the middle great river and enters the sea.
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。Tracing the course of the Yan river—it flows to the east, becomes the Qi, enters the Yellow river, flows on and becomes the Ying; eastward it comes out to the north of Taoqiu, further east flows into the Ke marsh, again north-eastward it unites with the Wen, and still further to the north-east it enters the sea.
道淮自桐柏，东会于泗、沂，东入于海。Tracing the course of the Huai from Tongbo, to the eastward it unites with the Si and Yi rivers, and flowing to the east enters the sea.
道渭自鸟鼠同穴，东会于沣，又东北至于泾，东过漆、沮，入于河。Tracing the course of the Wei from 'Bird-and-rat-in-the-same-hole' hill—it unites to the east with the Feng, further to the north-east it flows into the Jing, to the east passing the Qi and Ju streams it enters the Yellow river.
道雒自熊耳，东北会于涧、瀍，又东会于伊，东北入于河。Tracing the course of the Luo from 'Bear's-ear' hill, on the north-east it unites with the Jian and Chan, further to the east it unites with the Yi, and to the north-east enters the Yellow river.

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