Mitsuishi River

Mitsuishi River (Mitsuishi-gawa)
三石川
River
Country	Japan
State	Hokkaidō
Region	Hidaka
District	Hidaka
Municipality	Shinhidaka
Source	Mount Setaushi, Hidaka Mountains
- location	Shinhidaka, Hokkaidō, Japan
- elevation	280 m (919 ft)
- coordinates	JP 42°25′17″N 142°41′30″E / 42.42139°N 142.69167°E
Mouth	Pacific Ocean
- location	Shinhidaka, Hokkaidō, Japan
- elevation	0 m (0 ft)
- coordinates	JP 42°14′40″N 142°34′11″E / 42.24444°N 142.56972°ECoordinates: JP 42°14′40″N 142°34′11″E / 42.24444°N 142.56972°E
Length	31.6 km (20 mi)
Basin	159.4 km^2 (62 sq mi)

Mitsuishi River (三石川 Mitsuishi-gawa) is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan. It is 31.6 kilometers (19.6 mi) in length and has a drainage area of 159.4 square kilometers (61.5 sq mi).^[1]

Course

The Mitsuishi River originates at Mount Setaushi (859 kilometers (534 mi))^[1] in the Hidaka Mountains 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 Pirashike area (ピラシケ地区 Pirashike-chiku), which is prone to landslides.^[1] It then continues until it reaches the Pacific Ocean at Mitsuishi in Shinhidaka, Hokkaidō.^[2]

Tributaries

• Pishunbebō River (ピシュンベボウ川 Pishunbebō-gawa) (left)
• Rubetsube River (ルベシベ川 Rubetsube-gawa) (right)
• Bebō River (left)
• Nobushitsu River (延出川 Nobushitsu-gawa) (left)
• Utsuma River (ウツマ川 Utsuma-gawa)　(right)
• Futamata River (二股川 Futamata-gawa) (left)
• Pirashuke River (ピラシュケ川 Pirashuke-gawa) (left)
• MigikyÅ«gō River (右九号川 MigikyÅ«gō-gawa) or Ninth River on the Right (right)

References

1. "Mitsuishi-gawa". Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei (日本歴史地名大系 (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
2. 地図閲覧サービス 2万5千分1 (in Japanese). Geographical Survey Institute. Retrieved 2009-05-20.

External link

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