| Kumano River | |
| Mouth Location: | Pacific Ocean |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Length: | 183km (114miles) |
| Source1 Elevation: | 1719m (5,640feet) |
| Mouth Elevation: | 0m (00feet) |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 119.2m3/s |
| Basin Size: | 2360km2 |
The is a river in the Kii Peninsula of central Japan, located in Nara, Wakayama and Mie Prefectures. It is long and has a watershed of .[1]
The river rises from Mount Ōmine in the Yoshino-Kumano National Park in Tenkawa, Nara and follows a generally southward course to drain into the Pacific Ocean on the border between Shingū, Wakayama and Kihō, Mie. The river is part of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range, a UNESCO World Heritage Site which incorporates nature scenery of the Kii peninsula with numerous Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines forming a pilgrimage route.
Municipalities through which the river passes are:
There are eleven dams in the Kumano basin for generation of hydropower. Five of these are on the Kumano itself (from source to mouth):[2]
The other six dams are on tributaries of the Kumano.