Shokotsu River Explained

Shokutsu River
Name Other:	渚滑川
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	Japan
Subdivision Type2:	State
Subdivision Name2:	Hokkaidō
Subdivision Type3:	Region
Subdivision Name3:	Abashiri
Subdivision Type4:	District
Subdivision Name4:	Monbetsu
Subdivision Type5:	Municipalities
Subdivision Name5:	Monbetsu, Takinoue
Length:	84km (52miles)
Discharge1 Avg:	33.22m3/s
Source1:	Mount Teshio
Source1 Location:	Takinoue, Hokkaidō, Japan
Source1 Coordinates:	43.9644°N 142.8881°W
Source1 Elevation:	1557.6m (5,110.2feet)
Mouth:	Sea of Okhotsk
Mouth Location:	Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan
Mouth Coordinates:	44.38°N 143.3228°W
Mouth Elevation:	0m (00feet)
Basin Size:	1240km2

is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan. It is designated a Class A river by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

Course

The river rises on the slopes of Mount Teshio in the Kitami Mountains. After flowing through Takinoue, the river is joined by the Sakurū and Tatsuushi Rivers. At Kamishokotsu in Monbetsu, the river leaves the mountains for the coastal plain. There it is joined by the Utsutsu River before flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk at Shokotsu in Monbetsu.^[1]

Lists

List of (named) bridges and dams

From river mouth to source:

1. - Route 238 (Japan)
   1. - Hokkaidō Highway 766, Wakunbe-Shokotsu railway
2. - Hokkaidō Highway 804, Wakunbe Kamishokotsu line
3. - Route 273 (Japan)
4. - Hokkaidō Highway 932, Kamishokotsugenya-Kamishokotsu line
5. - Route 273 (Japan)
   1. 1. 1. - Route 273 (Japan)
6. - Route 273 (Japan)
7. - Route 273 (Japan)

List of (named) tributaries

From river mouth to source:

1. Left —
2. Right — ^[2]
3. Right —
4. Left — ^[3]
5. Left —
6. Right —
7. Right —
8. Right —
9. Left —
10. Left —
11. Right —
12. Left — ^[4]
13. Left —
14. Right —
15. Left —
16. Right —
17. Left —
18. Right —
19. Right — ^[5]
20. Left —
21. Right —
22. Right —
23. Right — ^[6]
24. Right —
25. Right —
26. Left —
27. Right — ^[7]
28. Right —
29. Right —
30. Right —
31. Right —
32. Right —
33. Right — ^[8]
34. Left —
35. Left —
36. Left —
37. Left —
38. Left —
39. Left —

Notes and References

1. Web site: ja:渚滑川水系流域及び河川の概要. http://www.mlit.go.jp/river/basic_info/jigyo_keikaku/gaiyou/seibi/pdf/syokotsugawa02-5.pdf . Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism Japan. 25 June 2010 . ja. PDF.
2. Web site: ja:地図閲覧サービス 2万5千分1地形図名： 紋別(紋別) . http://watchizu.gsi.go.jp/watchizu.aspx?b=442151&l=1431638. Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. 25 June 2010. ja.
3. Web site: ja:地図閲覧サービス 2万5千分1地形図名： 中渚滑(紋別). http://watchizu.gsi.go.jp/watchizu.aspx?b=441935&l=1431657. Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. 25 June 2010. ja.
4. Web site: ja:地図閲覧サービス 2万5千分1地形図名： 北見滝下(紋別) . http://watchizu.gsi.go.jp/watchizu.aspx?b=441251&l=1431351. Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. 23 July 2010. ja.
5. Web site: ja:地図閲覧サービス 2万5千分1地形図名： 滝上(紋別) . http://watchizu.gsi.go.jp/watchizu.aspx?b=441155&l=1430559. Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. 27 July 2010. ja.
6. Web site: ja:地図閲覧サービス 2万5千分1地形図名： 滝西(紋別). http://watchizu.gsi.go.jp/watchizu.aspx?b=440832&l=1430112. Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. 27 July 2010. ja.
7. Web site: ja:地図閲覧サービス 2万5千分1地形図名： 渚滑岳(名寄). http://watchizu.gsi.go.jp/watchizu.aspx?b=440435&l=1425909. Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. 27 July 2010. ja.
8. Web site: ja:地図閲覧サービス 2万5千分1地形図名： 天塩岳(旭川). http://watchizu.gsi.go.jp/watchizu.aspx?b=435912&l=1425922. Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. 27 July 2010. ja.