Abukuma River
| Abukuma River | |
|---|---|
Iwanuma | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mt. Asahi (Fukushima Prefecture) |
| • coordinates | 37°09′40″N 139°58′19″E / 37.161°N 139.972°E |
| • elevation | 1,835 m (6,020 ft) |
| Mouth | Pacific Ocean |
• location | Iwanuma, Miyagi, Japan |
• coordinates | 38°02′58″N 140°55′08″E / 38.0494°N 140.9190°E |
| Length | 239 km (149 mi) |
| Basin size | 5,390 km2 (2,080 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 67.3 m3/s (2,380 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Population | 1,360,000 |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Shakadō River, Sasahara River, Ōse River, Gohyaku River, Rokkaku River, Arakawa River, Matsu River, Surikami River, Shiroishi River |
| • right | Ōtakine River, Hirose River |
The Abukuma River (阿武隈川, Abukuma-gawa), with a length of 234 km (145 mi), is the second longest river in the Tōhoku region of Japan and the 6th longest river in the country.[1] It is designated as a Class A river.
It runs through
Nasu mountains, collecting water from tributaries leaving the Ōu Mountains and the Abukuma Highlands, then emptying into the Pacific Ocean as a major river. Its watershed has a 5,400 km2 (2,100 sq mi) area, and about 1.36 million people live in its basin.[2]
The Abukuma River flows north through Fukushima Prefecture's
Iwanuma and Watari before reaching the Pacific. Abukuma has a tributary called the Arakawa River
.
Notes
- ^ Takeda, page 51.
- ^ "日本の川 - 東北 - 阿武隈川 - 国土交通省水管理・国土保全局". www.mlit.go.jp. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ Takeda, page 52.
References
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- Takeda, Toru; Hishinuma, Tomio; Oguma, Chiyoichi; Takiguchi, R. (July 7, 2001), Fukushima - Today & Tomorrow, Aizu-Wakamatsu City: Rekishi Shunju Publishing Co., ISBN 4-89757-432-3
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