Yoneshiro River

Yoneshiro River
Yoneshiro River in Noshiro, Akita
Native name	Japanese: 米代川
Basin
Main source	Ōu Mountains, Akita and Iwate Prefectures
Source elevation	1,024 m (3,360 ft)
River mouth	Sea of Japan
Mouth elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Basin area	4,100 km^2 (1,600 sq mi)
Countries	Japan
Length	136 km (85 mi)
Avg. discharge	254 m^3/s (9,000 cu ft/s)

The Yoneshiro River (米代川 Yoneshirogawa) is a river in Tōhoku region of northern Honshū in Japan. It is 136 kilometres (85 mi) long and has a watershed of 4,100 square kilometres (1,600 sq mi). ^[1]

The river rises from Nakadake and Shikakudake in the Ōu Mountains and Mount Hachimantai near the border of Akita Prefecture with Iwate and Aomori Prefectures, and flows to the west through northern Akita Prefecture into the Sea of Japan at Noshiro, Akita.

References

1. "Yoneshirogawa" (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Tourism. 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

Coordinates: 40°13′18″N 140°00′13″E / 40.22167°N 140.00361°E