Fuefuki River

The Fuefuki River (笛吹川, Fuefuki-gawa) is a river located in the Yamanashi Prefecture of Japan. It is a tributary of the Fuji River.

Fuefuki River
Fuefuki River in Fuefuki, Japan
Native name笛吹川 (Japanese)
Location
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu
Cities and townsKoshu,Yamanashi , Fuefuki, Kōfu, Chūō, Ichikawamisato
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Kobushi
 • locationYamanashi
 • coordinates35°54′33″N 138°43′44″E
 • elevation2,475 m (8,120 ft)
MouthFuji River
 • location
Ichikawamisato
 • coordinates
35°32′56″N 138°28′22″E
 • elevation
235 m (771 ft)
Length56 km (35 mi)
Basin size1,040 km2 (400 sq mi)
Basin features
River systemFuji river basin

Geography

The Fuefuki River has its source the neighboring mountains of Mount Kobushi on the southern slope of Mount Kobushi in the north of Yamanashi, on Honshu, in Japan.[1][2] Its course takes a southeast direction to the Hirose dam then south, in the east of Yamanashi. Leaving Yamanashi, it successively crosses the northwest of Fuefuki to which it gives its name,[3] south of Kōfu, central Chūō and the northwest of the town of Ichikawamisato. Near the boundary between Ichikawamisato and Fujikawa, the Fuefuki and Kamanashi rivers[1] converge and form the Fuji River.[4][5]

The watershed of the Fuefuki River covers an area of 1,040 km2 (400 sq mi) in the northwest of Yamanashi prefecture.[2]

References
  1. "富士川の今". www.ktr.mlit.go.jp (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. Asahi Shimbun, ed. (August 2018). "笛吹川". Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  3. Mairie de Fuefuki, ed. (8 August 2018). "市のプロフィール". 山梨県　笛吹市：市政　市のプロフィール (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  4. Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (ed.). "GSI Maps". www.gsi.go.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  5. Asahi Shimbun, ed. (August 2018). "釜無川". Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 August 2018.


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