is a river in
Hokkaido
is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel.
The la ...
,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. It is in length and has a drainage area of .
Course
The Mitsuishi River originates at
Mount Setaushi ()
in the
Hidaka Mountains
is a mountain range in southeastern Hokkaido, Japan. It runs from Mount Sahoro or Karikachi Pass in central Hokkaidō south, running into the sea at Cape Erimo. It consists of folded mountains that range from in height. Mount Poroshiri is ...
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 , which is prone to landslides.
It then continues until it reaches the
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...
at Mitsuishi in
Shinhidaka,
Hokkaido
is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel.
The la ...
.
Tributaries
* (left)
* (right)
*Bebō River (left)
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* (right)
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* (left)
* or ''Ninth River on the Right'' (right)
References
External links
Rivers of Hokkaido
Rivers of Japan
Shinhidaka, Hokkaido
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