Yūbetsu River
River in Hokkaidō, Japan
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The Yūbetsu River (湧別川, Yūbetsu-gawa) is a river in Hokkaido, Japan.
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| Native name | Yūbetsu-gawa (Japanese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| State | Hokkaido |
| Region | Okhotsk |
| District | Monbetsu |
| Municipalities | Engaru, Kamiyūbetsu, Yūbetsu |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Tengu (Ishikari) |
| • location | Engaru, Hokkaido, Japan |
| • coordinates | 43°49′2″N 143°3′38″E |
| • elevation | 1,553 m (5,095 ft) |
| Mouth | Sea of Okhotsk |
• location | Yūbetsu, Hokkaido, Japan |
• coordinates | 44°13′56″N 143°37′16″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) |
As of 2005, some 34,000 people live in its watershed of 1,480 square kilometres (570 mi2).[1]
Course
The 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]
