River in Hokkaidō, Japan
Mu River鵡川
Red and Blue Boulder Gorge (赤岩青巌峡 , Aka-iwa-sei-gan-kyō ) in
Shimukappu (July 2000)
Native name Mu-kawa (Japanese ) Country Japan State Hokkaido Region Iburi , Kamikawa District Yūfutsu Municipalities Mukawa , Shimukappu Source Mount Karifuri • location Shimukappu , Hokkaido , Japan • coordinates 43°1′41″N 142°41′4″E / 43.02806°N 142.68444°E / 43.02806; 142.68444 • elevation 740 m (2,430 ft)
Mouth Pacific Ocean • location
Mukawa , Hokkaido , Japan • coordinates
42°33′45″N 141°55′1″E / 42.56250°N 141.91694°E / 42.56250; 141.91694 • elevation
0 m (0 ft) Length 135 km (84 mi) Basin size 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 Hokkaido , Japan . Located in Kamikawa and Iburi subprefectures, it is one of 13 Class A 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
^ "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 .