Yoneshiro River Explained

Yoneshiro River
Source1 Location:Ōu Mountains, Akita and Iwate Prefectures
Subdivision Type1:Country
Length:136km (85miles)
Source1 Elevation:1024m (3,360feet)
Mouth Elevation:0m (00feet)
Discharge1 Avg:254m3/s
Basin Size:4100km2

The is a river in Tōhoku region of the northern portion of the island of Honshū in Japan. It is long and has a watershed of .[1] [2] The section near the mouth of the river, flowing through Noshiro city, it is also known as the Noshiro River.

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yoneshirogawa. 2007. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Tourism. ja. 20 February 2016.
  2. Web site: 米代川 . 2024-09-20 . www.thr.mlit.go.jp.