Sosuibunsen Canal branches out to the north from Keage, runs through Suirokaku (a high-rise waterway structure) over the precinct of Nanzen-ji Temple, goes north along the west side of Honen-in and Jisho-ji Temple (Ginkaku-ji Temple), runs 700 m parallel to Imadegawa-dori, and goes north again to Matsugasaki Purification Plant.
蹴上からは北に向かう疏水分線が別れており、南禅寺の境内を水路閣でまたぎ、法然院・慈照寺（銀閣寺）西方を通り北進し、その後700mほど今出川通と並走したのち、再び北進し、松ヶ崎浄水場へと流れていく。