Yūbetsu River

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Yūbetsu River
湧別川
Engaru Hokkaido May 2004 2.jpg
Yūbetsu River is located in Hokkaido
Yūbetsu River
Location of the mouth
Native nameYūbetsu-gawa
Location
CountryJapan
StateHokkaidō
RegionAbashiri
DistrictMonbetsu
MunicipalitiesEngaru, Kamiyūbetsu, Yūbetsu
Physical characteristics
Source
 • locationEngaru, Hokkaidō, Japan
 • coordinates43°49′2″N 143°3′38″E / 43.81722°N 143.06056°E / 43.81722; 143.06056
 • elevation1,553 m (5,095 ft)
MouthSea of Okhotsk
 • location
Yūbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan
 • coordinates
44°13′56″N 143°37′16″E / 44.23222°N 143.62111°E / 44.23222; 143.62111Coordinates: 44°13′56″N 143°37′16″E / 44.23222°N 143.62111°E / 44.23222; 143.62111
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length87 km (54 mi)
Basin size1,480 km2 (570 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average33.56 m3/s (1,185 cu ft/s)

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[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c 湧別川 (in Japanese). Ministry of Land,Infrastructure and Transport and Tourism Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau. Retrieved 2009-06-17.


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