Kurobe River Explained

Kurobe River
Name Other:Kurobe-gawa
Name Etymology:Japonic
Pushpin Map:Japan
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Japan
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Toyama
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Chūbu
Subdivision Type4:District
Subdivision Name4:Shimoniikawa
Subdivision Type5:Municipalities
Subdivision Name5:Kurobe, Nyūzen, Toyama
Length:85km (53miles)
Discharge1 Avg:12.18m3/s
Source1:Mount Washiba
Source1 Location:Toyama, Toyama, Japan
Source1 Coordinates:36.4028°N 137.605°W
Source1 Elevation:2924m (9,593feet)
Mouth:Sea of Japan
Mouth Location:Kurobe and Nyūzen, Toyama, Japan
Mouth Coordinates:36.9214°N 137.4244°W
Mouth Elevation:0m (00feet)
Basin Size:667km2

The is a river in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The river is 86km (53miles) in length and has a watershed of 689km2.

The river rises from Mount Washiba in the Hida Mountains and carves the deep valley known as the Kurobe Gorge. It comes out of the mountains at Unazuki and forms an alluvial fan which directly sinks into the Sea of Japan.

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