These two rivers originate from the Central Mountain Range. The Chingshui (which means clear water) often wreaks havoc by destroying dikes and causing paddy fields to flood as the result of long-term logging and mining upstream.
這兩條溪流皆源於中央山脈，其中的清水溪因上游長期伐木、開礦的緣故，使得土壤沖刷嚴重，造成下游堤防崩圯，洪水淹沒良田…… 等災害。