Yūbetsu River

Yūbetsu River (湧別川, Yūbetsu-gawa) is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan.

Yūbetsu River
湧別川
Location of the mouth
Yūbetsu River (Japan)
Native nameYūbetsu-gawa
Location
CountryJapan
StateHokkaidō
RegionAbashiri
DistrictMonbetsu
MunicipalitiesEngaru, Kamiyūbetsu, Yūbetsu
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Tengu (Ishikari)
  locationEngaru, Hokkaidō, Japan
  coordinates43°49′2″N 143°3′38″E
  elevation1,553 m (5,095 ft)
MouthSea of Okhotsk
  location
Yūbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan
  coordinates
44°13′56″N 143°37′16″E
  elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length87 km (54 mi)
Basin size1,480 km2 (570 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average33.56 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

  1. 湧別川 (in Japanese). Ministry of Land,Infrastructure and Transport and Tourism Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau. Retrieved 2009-06-17.


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