《水经注·卷二十八》
敖水发源于新市县东北，又往西南流经太阳山西面，向南流经新市县北面。又往西南流，在右面汇合了一条支流，这条支流发源于大洪山，往西南流经襄阳都县边界，往西南流经狄城东南，从左面注入敖水。
水出新市县东北，又西南径太阳山，西南流径新市县北，又西南而右合枝水，水出大洪山而西南流，径襄阳鄀县界西南，径狄城东南，左注敖水。
Aoshui originates in the northeast of Xin'an County, flows southwest through the west of Taiyang Mountain, and flows south through the north of Xin'an County. Flowing southwest again, a tributary joins on the right, which originates from Dahong Mountain, flows southwest through the border of Xiangyang Du County, and flows southwest through southeast of Dicheng, pouring into Aoshui from the left.