Tokoro River Explained

Tokoro River
Name Other:常呂川
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Japan
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Hokkaidō
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Abashiri
Subdivision Type4:District
Subdivision Name4:Kitami, Tokoro
Subdivision Type5:Municipality
Subdivision Name5:Oketo
Length:120km (80miles)
Discharge1 Avg:26.41m3/s
Source1:Mount Mikuni
Source1 Location:Oketo, Hokkaidō, Japan
Source1 Elevation:940m (3,080feet)
Mouth:Sea of Okhotsk
Mouth Location:Kitami, Hokkaidō, Japan
Mouth Elevation:0m (00feet)
Basin Size:1930km2

is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan.

The Tokoro River, which has its source in Mt. Mikuni (alt. 1,541 m), flows through Oketo and Kunneppu towns and into the Sea of Okhotsk from Kitami City.[1] Many white-tailed eagles and Steller’s sea eagles that have been designated as protected species by the national government are observed in its basin. A colony of purple azalea designated as a natural monument by the Hokkaido government and a forest of large-diameter Japanese elm trees along the Muka River, which flows parallel to the Tokoro River, are symbols of the region. At the Tokoro River Estuary Site, relics, remains of pit-dwellings and tomb pits from the Jomon era have been found.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: kasen0209 . 2019-09-27 . [Rivers and dams in Hokkaido]Tokoro River ]. 2024-02-10 . かわたびほっかいどう . ja.
  2. Book: Masahiko, Oya . Applied Geomorphology for Mitigation of Natural Hazards . 10 February 2024 . Springer-Science+Business Media B. V. . 978-94-010-3804-1 . English . 2001.