Yamato River

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Yamato River
Yamato-gawa
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Native name大和川
Location
CountryJapan
RegionKansai region
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationKaikira-yama, Nara Prefecture
 • elevation822 m (2,697 ft)
MouthOsaka Bay
 • coordinates
34°36′30″N 135°26′28″E / 34.6084°N 135.4410°E / 34.6084; 135.4410Coordinates: 34°36′30″N 135°26′28″E / 34.6084°N 135.4410°E / 34.6084; 135.4410
Length68 km (42 mi)

Yamato River (Yamatogawa) is a Japanese class A river in the Kansai region and flows via the Nara Prefecture and Osaka Prefecture to the Osaka Bay.

The river flows via towns:

Since 1704 the river was reconfigured, originally its flow was north from the confluence point, where it joined the and Kizu River.[1]

At the river mouth is a densely populated area and Yamatogawa forms a natural border between Osaka and Sakai cities. [2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Yamato River". Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  2. ^ Davidson, Neil (4 January 2014). "Yamato River, Osaka". Retrieved 28 March 2017.

Article contains translated text from 大和川 on the Japanese Wikipedia retrieved on 26 March 2017.


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