Mu River (Hokkaidō)

Mu River (Mu-kawa)
鵡川
River
Red and Blue Boulder Gorge (赤岩青巌峡, Aka-iwa-sei-gan-kyō) in Shimukappu (July 2000)
Country Japan
State Hokkaidō
Regions Iburi, Kamikawa
District Yūfutsu
Municipalities Mukawa, Shimukappu
Source Mount Karifuri
 - location Shimukappu, Hokkaidō, Japan
 - elevation 740 m (2,428 ft)
 - coordinates 43°1′41″N 142°41′4″E / 43.02806°N 142.68444°E / 43.02806; 142.68444
Mouth Pacific Ocean
 - location Mukawa, Hokkaidō, Japan
 - elevation 0 m (0 ft)
 - coordinates 42°33′45″N 141°55′1″E / 42.56250°N 141.91694°E / 42.56250; 141.91694Coordinates: 42°33′45″N 141°55′1″E / 42.56250°N 141.91694°E / 42.56250; 141.91694
Length 135 km (84 mi)
Basin 1,270 km2 (490 sq mi)
Discharge
 - average 50.44 m3/s (1,781 cu ft/s)

Mu River (鵡川, Mu-kawa) is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan. Located in Kamikawa and Iburi subprefectures, it is one of 13 major 'class 1' rivers on the island.

Course

The Mu River rises on the slopes of Mount Karifuri in the Hidaka Mountains.[1] It flows south and west until it reaches the Pacific Ocean at Mukawa.

Dams

Class 1 river
name
Class 2 river
name
Name Height
(m)
Water storage
capacity
(per 1000 m³)
Type Operator
Mu River Soshubetsu River Soshubetsu Dam 29.0 1,330 Concrete Hokkaido Electric Power Company
Mu River Hobetsu River Hobetsu Dam 38.2 10,330 Rockfill Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau

Tributaries

Shimukappu (upper reaches):

  • Horoka Tomamu River
  • Soshubetsu River
  • Pankeshuru River
  • Shimu River

Mukawa (lower reaches):

  • Ososukenai River
  • Tosano River
  • Horosaru River
  • Hobetsu River
  • Rubeshibe River
  • Kinausu River
  • Inaeppusawa River
  • Niwan River
  • Yunosawa River
  • Chin River

References

  1. "鵡川". Ministry of Land,Infrastructure and Transport and Tourism Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau. Archived from the original on 2015-07-12. Retrieved 2009-05-04.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.