Kuzuryū River

The Kuzuryū River (九頭竜川, Kuzuryū-gawa) is a river flowing through Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It has its source at the Aburasaka Pass (油坂峠 Aburasaka-tōge) in the city of Ōno and empties into the Sea of Japan near the city of Sakai.[1]

Kuzuryū River
Mouth of the Kuzuryū River
Native name九頭竜川 (Japanese)
Location
CountryJapan
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationAburasaka Pass Ōno, Fukui
  elevation717 m (2,352 ft)
Mouth 
  location
Sea of Japan
  elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length116 km (72 mi)
Basin size2,930 km2 (1,130 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average86.4 m3/s (3,050 cu ft/s)
The Kuzuryū River flowing beneath Katsuyama Bridge in Fukui

River system

Some of the main rivers that flow into the Kuzuryū River include: the Itoshiro River, the Hino River, the Asuwa River and the Takeda River.[1]

River communities

The river passes through or forms the boundary of the communities listed below.

Fukui Prefecture
Ōno, Katsuyama, Eiheiji, Fukui, Sakai

References

  1. Pitelka, Morgan (2022-04-07). Reading Medieval Ruins: Urban Life and Destruction in Sixteenth-Century Japan. Cambridge University Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-316-51306-4.
  • 36°13′09″N 136°08′04″E (confluence with Ibi River)


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