Shiribeshi-Toshibetsu River
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| Shiribeshi-Toshibetsu River 後志利別川 | |
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 Looking downstream from the Majo Bridge | |
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| Native name | Shiribeshi-Toshibetsu-gawa (Japanese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| State | Hokkaidō |
| Region | Hiyama |
| District | Kudō District, Setana |
| Municipalities | Imakane, Setana |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Oshamanbe |
| • location | Imakane, Hokkaidō, Japan |
| • coordinates | 42°35′9″N 140°11′22″E / 42.58583°N 140.18944°E |
| • elevation | 972.6 m (3,191 ft) |
| Mouth | Sea of Japan |
• location | Setana, Hokkaidō, Japan |
• coordinates | 42°25′30″N 139°50′33″E / 42.42500°N 139.84250°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 80 km (50 mi) |
| Basin size | 720 km2 (280 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 27.55 m3/s (973 cu ft/s) |
The Shiribeshi-Toshibetsu River (後志利別川, Shiribeshi-Toshibetsu-gawa) is a Class A river in Hokkaidō, Japan. It flows through Hiyama District, and empties into the Sea of Japan.[1]
It is the only Class A river in Southern Hokkaidō, and thus is considered to be extremely important for agriculture and flood control.[2]
The river was voted the "Cleanest River in Japan" by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) 10 times between 1987 and 2006.[3][2]
The Shiribeshi-Toshibetsu river originates from the ridge between Mount Taihei and Mount Oshamambe-dake. Its catchment area is 720 square kilometres (280 sq mi) and its stream length is 80 kilometres (50 mi). The river flows through Imakane, Setana. and Kitahiyama, Hokkaido.[3][2]
