Natori River
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| Natori River | |
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 Natori River at Akiu Onsen in Sendai | |
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| Native name | 名取川 (Japanese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Ōu Mountains |
| • elevation | 1,356 m (4,449 ft) |
| Mouth | Sendai |
• location | Pacific Ocean |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 55 km (34 mi) |
| Basin size | 939 km2 (363 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 16.3 m3/s (580 cu ft/s) |
 River mouth Banji-iwa Akiu Falls Natori River (Miyagi Prefecture) Banji-iwa Akiu Falls Natori River (Japan) | |
The Natori River (名取川, Natorigawa) is a Class A river located in central Miyagi prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. It starts at Mount Kamuro in the Ōu Mountains and flows in an easterly direction through the cities of Natori and Sendai.[1] The river's headwaters start in the Zao Mountain range, it flows through the Sendai Plain and ends by draining into Sendai Bay.[1] The river's estuary is located on Japan's east coast, and faces the Pacific Ocean.[2] The river's flow is the greatest during the snow melt season from March to April, the rainy season from June to July and during the typhoon season from September to October.[3] The river's length is 55 km (34 mi), and its tributaries are the Hirose, Masuda and Goishi Rivers.[3] The Natori provides water for 1 million people in the city of Sendai.[3]
The river's basin is 939 km2 (363 sq mi)[3] and has two primary reservoirs, the Okura dam reservoir and the Kamafusa Dam reservoir, both of which serve as regulators of flood control and for the supply of water.[3] In the event of the river flooding, the dams serve to control and reduce water flow to lower basins.[3]
