Mitsuishi River

Mitsuishi River (三石川, Mitsuishi-gawa) is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan. It is 31.6 kilometers (19.6 mi) in length and has a drainage area of 159.4 square kilometers (61.5 sq mi).[1]

Mitsuishi River 三石川
Native name	Mitsuishi-gawa
Location
Country	Japan
State	Hokkaidō
Region	Hidaka
District	Hidaka
Municipality	Shinhidaka
Physical characteristics
Source	Mount Setaushi, Hidaka Mountains
• location	Shinhidaka, Hokkaidō, Japan
• coordinates	42°25′17″N 142°41′30″E
• elevation	280 m (920 ft)
Mouth	Pacific Ocean
• location	Shinhidaka, Hokkaidō, Japan
• coordinates	42°14′40″N 142°34′11″E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	31.6 km (19.6 mi)
Basin size	159.4 km^2 (61.5 sq mi)

Course

The Mitsuishi River originates at Mount Setaushi (859 kilometers (534 mi))[1] in the Hidaka Mountains and flows roughly south to southwest. The river flows into a reservoir at the Mitsuishi Dam. The Mitsuishi Dam was completed on the river in 1992 to prevent the flow of earth and sand from the Pirashike area (ピラシケ地区, Pirashike-chiku), which is prone to landslides.[1] It then continues until it reaches the Pacific Ocean at Mitsuishi in Shinhidaka, Hokkaidō.[2]

Tributaries

• Pishunbebō River (ピシュンベボウ川, Pishunbebō-gawa) (left)
• Rubetsube River (ルベシベ川, Rubetsube-gawa) (right)
• Bebō River (left)
• Nobushitsu River (延出川, Nobushitsu-gawa) (left)
• Utsuma River (ウツマ川, Utsuma-gawa)　(right)
• Futamata River (二股川, Futamata-gawa) (left)
• Pirashuke River (ピラシュケ川, Pirashuke-gawa) (left)
• Migikyūgō River (右九号川, Migikyūgō-gawa) or Ninth River on the Right (right)

References

1. "Mitsuishi-gawa". Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei (日本歴史地名大系 (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
2. 地図閲覧サービス 2万5千分1 (in Japanese). Geographical Survey Institute. Retrieved 2009-05-20.

External links

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