Yūbetsu River
Yūbetsu River (湧別川, Yūbetsu-gawa) is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan.
Yūbetsu River 湧別川 | |
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Location of the mouth Yūbetsu River (Japan) | |
Native name | Yūbetsu-gawa (Japanese) |
Location | |
Country | Japan |
State | Hokkaidō |
Region | Abashiri |
District | Monbetsu |
Municipalities | Engaru, Kamiyūbetsu, Yūbetsu |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Mount Tengu (Ishikari) |
• location | Engaru, Hokkaidō, Japan |
• coordinates | 43°49′2″N 143°3′38″E |
• elevation | 1,553 m (5,095 ft) |
Mouth | Sea of Okhotsk |
• location | Yūbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan |
• coordinates | 44°13′56″N 143°37′16″E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 87 km (54 mi) |
Basin size | 1,480 km2 (570 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 33.56 m3/s (1,185 cu ft/s) |
As of 2005, some 34,000 people live in its watershed of 1,480 square kilometres (570 sq mi).[1]
Course
Yūbetsu River rises in the Kitami Mountains on the slopes of Mount Tengu.[1] The river travels some 87 kilometres (54 mi) to the Sea of Okhotsk.[1]
References
- 湧別川 (in Japanese). Ministry of Land,Infrastructure and Transport and Tourism Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
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