Kurobe River

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Kurobe River
黒部川
Kurobegawa.jpg
The river as it flows through Kurobe, Toyama. (March 2005)
EtymologyJaponic
Native nameKurobe-gawa
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; 137.42444Coordinates: 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. 86 kilometres (53 mi) in length, it has a watershed of 689 km².

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.

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Tributary[]

  • Kuronagi River

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