Yūbetsu River Explained

Yūbetsu River
Name Other:湧別川
Pushpin Map:Japan Hokkaido#Japan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth
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:Engaru, Kamiyūbetsu, Yūbetsu
Length:87km (54miles)
Discharge1 Avg:33.56m3/s
Source1:Mount Tengu (Ishikari)
Source1 Location:Engaru, Hokkaidō, Japan
Source1 Coordinates:43.8172°N 143.0606°W
Source1 Elevation:1553m (5,095feet)
Mouth:Sea of Okhotsk
Mouth Location:Yūbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan
Mouth Coordinates:44.2322°N 143.6211°W
Mouth Elevation:0m (00feet)
Basin Size:1480km2

is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan.

As of 2005, some 34,000 people live in its watershed of 1480km2.[1]

Course

Yūbetsu River rises in the Kitami Mountains on the slopes of Mount Tengu. The river travels some 87km (54miles) to the Sea of Okhotsk.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.hkd.mlit.go.jp/zigyoka/z_kasen/kawa/pro_yubetu.html. ja:湧別川. Ministry of Land,Infrastructure and Transport and Tourism Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau. ja. 2009-06-17.