Shōnai River
River in Chūbū, Japan
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The Shōnai River (庄内川, Shōnai-gawa) is a Class 1 river flowing through Gifu and Aichi prefectures in Japan. In Gifu Prefecture, it is also referred to as the Toki River (土岐川 Toki-gawa); around the city of Kasugai in Aichi Prefecture, it is referred to as the Tamano River (玉野川 Tamano-gawa). Fujimae-higata (designated sites as List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance) exists in the River mouth.
| Shōnai River 庄内川 | |
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 The Scene Johoku and Shōnai River bridge | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Mount Yūdachi |
| • elevation | 727 m (2,385 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Ise Bay |
| Length | 96 km (60 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,010 km2 (390 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 28.21 m3/s (996 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Shōnai River |
Geography
The river originates at Mount Yūdachi in Ena, Gifu Prefecture.[1] After flowing through the Tamano Valley in Aichi Prefecture, it enters the Nōbi Plain, before emptying into Ise Bay through Nagoya's Minato-ku.
