Cổ Cò River
| Cổ Cò Đế Võng, Lộ Cảnh Giang | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Province, centrally-controlled city | Quảng Nam, Da Nang |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Distributary of Thu Bồn |
| • location | boundary between Cửa Đại and Cẩm Thanh (Hội An) |
| • coordinates | 15°52′24″N 108°23′13″E / 15.87333°N 108.38694°E |
| Mouth | Confluence with Bến Đò Toản |
• location | boundary between Ngũ Hành Sơn and Cẩm Lệ (Da Nang) |
• coordinates | 16°00′46″N 108°14′46″E / 16.01278°N 108.24611°E |
The Cồ Cò River (Vietnamese: sông Cổ Cò) is a partially silted river in Quảng Nam province and Da Nang, Vietnam. It used to connect the Thu Bồn with the Hàn River.[1][2] From the 16th to the 18th century, the river was an important shipping lane connecting the port cities of Hội An and Da Nang, especially to ships for which the sea route was problematic.[3]
In the 18th century, the river started silting and the Vĩnh Điện River started gaining prominence as a shipping lane.[4] When the French took power over the area in the late 19th century, the Cổ Cò was still open to shipping, but by the end of the century it was too silted and its use ended.[5] There are plans to dredge it and reopen it for commercial shipping between Hội An and Da Nang and for tourism, but as of 2024 only the part inside the boundaries of Da Nang has been completed.[3]
References
- ^ "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 2025-03-18.
- ^ "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). 2017. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
- ^ a b Nhân Hòa Anh (2024). "Đi dọc triền sông Cổ Cò". Báo Đà Nẵng (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-03-18.
- ^ Hồ Tịnh (2024). "Vĩnh Điện - dòng sông đào tự bao giờ". Báo Đà Nẵng (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ Phạm Ngọc Sinh (2025). "Đô thị cát". Cổng thông tin điện tử thị xã Điện Bàn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-03-19.