The Yoneshiro River (米代川, Yoneshirogawa) is a river in Tōhoku region of the northern portion of the island of Honshū in Japan. It is 136 kilometres (85 mi) long and has a watershed of 4,100 square kilometres (1,600 sq mi).[1][2]The section near the mouth of the river, flowing through Noshiro city, it is also known as the Noshiro River.
| Yoneshiro River | |
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 View of the Yoneshiro River From Mt. Nanakura, in Noshiro, Akita | |
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| Native name | 米代川 (Japanese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Ōu Mountains, Akita and Iwate Prefectures |
| • elevation | 1,024 m (3,360 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Sea of Japan |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 136 km (85 mi) |
| Basin size | 4,100 km2 (1,600 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 254 m3/s (9,000 cu ft/s) |
The river rises from Mount Nakadake and Mount Shikakudake in the Ōu Mountains and Mount Hachimantai near the border of Akita Prefecture with Iwate and Aomori Prefectures, and flows west through the Hanawa and Odate basins in northern Akita Prefecture and into the Sea of Japan at Noshiro, Akita.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Yoneshirogawa" (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Tourism. 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ a b "米代川". www.thr.mlit.go.jp. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
40°13′18″N 140°00′13″E / 40.22167°N 140.00361°E
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