The has its source in
Mount Eboshi
is a stratovolcano located in the Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group of the Ishikari Mountains, Hiranai, Higashitsugaru-Gun, Aomori
Japan, Japan.
See also
*List of volcanoes in Japan
*List of mountains in Japan
The following is a list of the mounta ...
(烏帽子岳 ''Eboshigatake'') in the
Shōkawa-chō area of
Takayama,
Gifu Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,991,390 () and has a geographic area of . Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture to the northwest, F ...
,
Japan
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. After flowing for through the northern part of Gifu Prefecture and the western part of
Toyama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Toyama Prefecture has a population of 1,044,588 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,247.61 km2 (1,640.01 sq mi). Toyama Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the ...
, it empties into
Toyama Bay
is a bay located on the northern shores of the Hokuriku region of Honshu, Japan on the Sea of Japan. The bay borders Toyama and Ishikawa prefectures. The bay is known for the mirages on the horizon during the winter months and for being a spaw ...
.
River communities
The river passes through or forms the boundary of the communities listed below. The area through which the river flows in Gifu is referred to as
Shirakawa-gō
is a village located in Ōno District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is best known for being the site of Shirakawa-gō, a small, traditional village showcasing a building style known as '' gasshō-zukuri''. Together with Gokayama in Nanto, Toya ...
, while the area in Toyama is referred to as
Gokayama
is an area within the city of Nanto, Toyama, Nanto in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List due to its traditional ''gasshō-zukuri'' houses, alongside nearby Shirakawa, Gifu (village), Shirakawa-gō i ...
. Both areas are
UNESCO
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World Heritage Site
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s because of their
''gasshō-zukuri'' houses.
;Gifu Prefecture:
:
Takayama,
Shirakawa (
Ōno District
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* Ono Island (Fiji)
Israel
* Kiryat Ono
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Italy
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Ivory Coast
* Ono, Ivory Coast, a village in Comoé District
Japan
* Ōno Castle, Fukuoka
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)
;Toyama Prefecture:
:
Nanto,
Tonami
270px, Tonami-yotaka festival held in June
is a city in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 48,659 in 16,739 households and a population density of 384 persons per km². Its total area was .
Geography
Tonami i ...
,
Takaoka,
Imizu
Tributary
*Toga River
*Kotori River
Dams
The river is extensively developed for water storage, flood control and
hydroelectric
Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined and ...
power generation. There are 16 major dams in the basin, seven of them are on tributaries. The major dams collectively have an installed power generation capacity of 926 MW. Six other small hydroelectric plants total 30.6 MW in installed capacity. The 22 hydroelectric power stations in the Shō River basin have an installed capacity of 956.6 MW. The 16 major dams are listed below in order from downstream to upstream.
Toyama
*
Wadagawa Dam – tall
gravity dam
A gravity dam is a dam constructed from concrete or stone masonry and designed to hold back water by using only the weight of the material and its resistance against the foundation to oppose the horizontal pressure of water pushing against it. ...
, 7.4 MW (on the tributary Wadagawa River in Tonami)
*
Shogawa Goguchi Dam – tall gravity dam, 23.4 MW
*
Komaki Dam – tall gravity dam, 90.2 MW
*
Toga Dam – tall gravity dam, 17.6 MW (on the tributary Togagawa River)
*
Soyama Dam – tall gravity dam, 128.1 MW
*
Senzoku Dam
The Senzoku Dam is a gravity dam on the Togagawa River (a tributary of the Shō River) about south of Shogawa in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It was completed in 1974. The dam sends water to the 32.7 MW Togagawa II hydroelectric power station t ...
– tall gravity dam, 32.7 MW (on the tributary Togagawa River)
*
Togagawa Dam
The Togagawa Dam is a gravity dam on the Togagawa River (a tributary of the Shō River) near Taikanba village about southeast of Shogawa in Toyama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Toyama Prefectu ...
– tall gravity dam, 16.1 MW (on the tributary Togagawa River)
*
Ohara Dam – tall gravity dam, 97.6 MW
*
Akao Dam – tall gravity dam, 34 MW
Toyama/Gifu:
*
Narude Dam – tall gravity dam, 97 MW
Gifu:
*
Sakaigawa Dam – tall gravity dam, 27 MW (on the tributary Sakaigawa River)
*
Tsubawara Dam – tall gravity dam, 107 MW
*
Hatogaya Dam – tall gravity dam, 43 MW
*
Oshirakawa Dam – tall
rock-fill dam
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, 66.3 MW (on the tributary Oshirakawa River)
*
Miboro Dam – tall rock-fill dam, 256 MW
*
Okurodani Dam – tall rock-fill dam, 21.2 MW (on the tributary Okurodani River)
References
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(confluence with Ibi River)
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Rivers of Gifu Prefecture
Rivers of Toyama Prefecture
Rivers of Japan