Yūbari River

Yūbari River
夕張川
View from an open train window on the Sekishō Line between Numanosawa Station and Minami-Shimizusawa Station (August 2006)


Native nameYūbari-gawa (Japanese)
Location
CountryJapan
StateHokkaidō
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Hachimori
 • locationYūbari, Hokkaidō, Japan
 • coordinates43°11′32″N 142°15′26″E / 43.19222°N 142.25722°E / 43.19222; 142.25722
 • elevation850 m (2,790 ft)
MouthIshikari River
 • location
Ebetsu, Hokkaidō, Hokkaidō, Japan
 • coordinates
43°7′17″N 141°35′11″E / 43.12139°N 141.58639°E / 43.12139; 141.58639
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length136 km (85 mi)
Basin size1,417 km2 (547 sq mi)

Yūbari River (夕張川, Yūbari-gawa) is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan. It flows for 136 km, its drainage basin amounts to 1417 km2.[1][2][3]

It is the namesake of Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser Yūbari.

References

  1. ^ "Yubari". www.britannica.com. Archived from the original on 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  2. ^ "夕張川". kotobank.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  3. ^ "夕張川の河川概要". www.hkd.mlit.go.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-01-27.