Kurobe River

This article is about the river in Toyama Prefecture. For the river in Chiba Prefecture, see Kurobe River (Chiba).
Kurobe River
Kurobe-gawa
The river as it flows through Kurobe, Toyama. (March 2005)
Map
Kurobe River is located in Japan
Kurobe River
EtymologyJaponic
Native name黒部川 (Japanese)
Location
CountryJapan
StateToyama
RegionChūbu
DistrictShimoniikawa
MunicipalitiesKurobe, Nyūzen, Toyama
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Washiba
 • locationToyama, Toyama, Japan
 • coordinates36°24′10″N 137°36′18″E / 36.40278°N 137.60500°E / 36.40278; 137.60500
 • elevation2,924 m (9,593 ft)
MouthSea of Japan
 • location
Kurobe and Nyūzen, Toyama, Japan
 • coordinates
36°55′17″N 137°25′28″E / 36.92139°N 137.42444°E / 36.92139; 137.42444
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length85 km (53 mi)
Basin size667 km2 (258 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average12.18 m3/s (430 cu ft/s)

The Kurobe River (黒部川, Kurobe-gawa) is a river in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The river is 86 kilometres (53 mi) in length and has a watershed of 689 square kilometres (266 sq mi).[1]

The river rises from Mount Washiba in the Hida Mountains and carves the deep valley known as the Kurobe Gorge. It comes out of the mountains at Unazuki and forms an alluvial fan which directly sinks into the Sea of Japan.

Tributary

  • Kuronagi River

See also

References

  1. ^ 黒部川 [Kurobe River] (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.


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