| Yūbetsu River 湧別川 | |
|---|---|
|  | |
|   Location of the mouth   Yūbetsu River (Japan) | |
| Native name | Yūbetsu-gawa (Japanese) | 
| Location | |
| Country | Japan | 
| State | Hokkaidō | 
| Region | Abashiri | 
| District | Monbetsu | 
| Municipalities | Engaru, Kamiyūbetsu, Yūbetsu | 
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Tengu (Ishikari) | 
| • location | Engaru, Hokkaidō, Japan | 
| • coordinates | 43°49′2″N 143°3′38″E / 43.81722°N 143.06056°E | 
| • elevation | 1,553 m (5,095 ft) | 
| Mouth | Sea of Okhotsk | 
|  • location | Yūbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan | 
|  • coordinates | 44°13′56″N 143°37′16″E / 44.23222°N 143.62111°E | 
|  • elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | 
| Length | 87 km (54 mi) | 
| Basin size | 1,480 km2 (570 sq mi) | 
| Discharge | |
| • average | 33.56 m3/s (1,185 cu ft/s) | 
Yūbetsu River (湧別川, Yūbetsu-gawa) is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan.
As of 2005, some 34,000 people live in its watershed of 1,480 square kilometres (570 sq mi).[1]
Course
Yūbetsu River rises in the Kitami Mountains on the slopes of Mount Tengu.[1] The river travels some 87 kilometres (54 mi) to the Sea of Okhotsk.[1]
References
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