River in Hokkaidō, Japan
Yūbetsu River
湧別川 |
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| Native name | Yūbetsu-gawa (Japanese) |
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| Country | Japan |
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| State | Hokkaidō |
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| Region | Abashiri |
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| District | Monbetsu |
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| Municipalities | Engaru, Kamiyūbetsu, Yūbetsu |
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| Source | Mount Tengu (Ishikari) |
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| • location | Engaru, Hokkaidō, Japan |
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| • coordinates | 43°49′2″N 143°3′38″E / 43.81722°N 143.06056°E / 43.81722; 143.06056 |
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| • elevation | 1,553 m (5,095 ft) |
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| Mouth | Sea of Okhotsk |
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• location | Yūbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan |
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• coordinates | 44°13′56″N 143°37′16″E / 44.23222°N 143.62111°E / 44.23222; 143.62111 |
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• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
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| Length | 87 km (54 mi) |
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| Basin size | 1,480 km2 (570 sq mi) |
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| Discharge | |
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| • average | 33.56 m3/s (1,185 cu ft/s) |
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Yūbetsu River (湧別川, Yūbetsu-gawa) is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan.
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
- ^ a b c 湧別川 (in Japanese). Ministry of Land,Infrastructure and Transport and Tourism Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
