Mu River (Hokkaidō)
| Mu River (Mu-kawa) | |
| 鵡川 | |
| River | |
.jpg) Red and Blue Boulder Gorge (赤岩青巌峡 Aka-iwa-sei-gan-kyō) in Shimukappu (July 2000) | |
| Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| State | Hokkaidō |
| Regions | Iburi, Kamikawa |
| District | Yūfutsu |
| Municipalities | Mukawa, Shimukappu |
| Source | Mount Karifuri |
| - location | Shimukappu, Hokkaidō, Japan |
| - elevation | 740 m (2,428 ft) |
| - coordinates | JP 43°1′41″N 142°41′4″E / 43.02806°N 142.68444°E |
| Mouth | Pacific Ocean |
| - location | Mukawa, Hokkaidō, Japan |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| - coordinates | JP 42°33′45″N 141°55′1″E / 42.56250°N 141.91694°ECoordinates: JP 42°33′45″N 141°55′1″E / 42.56250°N 141.91694°E |
| Length | 135 km (84 mi) |
| Basin | 1,270 km2 (490 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 50.44 m3/s (1,781 cu ft/s) |
Mu River (鵡川 Mu-kawa) is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan. Located in Kamikawa and Iburi subprefectures, it is one of 13 major 'class 1' rivers on the island.
Course
The Mu River rises on the slopes of Mount Karifuri in the Hidaka Mountains.[1] It flows south and west until it reaches the Pacific Ocean at Mukawa.
Dams
| Class 1 river name |
Class 2 river name |
Name | Height (m) |
Water storage capacity (per 1000 m³) |
Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mu River | Soshubetsu River | Soshubetsu Dam | 29.0 | 1,330 | Concrete | Hokkaido Electric Power Company |
| Mu River | Hobetsu River | Hobetsu Dam | 38.2 | 10,330 | Rockfill | Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau |
Tributaries
Shimukappu (upper reaches):
- Horoka Tomamu River
- Soshubetsu River
- Pankeshuru River
- Shimu River
Mukawa (lower reaches):
- Ososukenai River
- Tosano River
- Horosaru River
- Hobetsu River
- Rubeshibe River
- Kinausu River
- Inaeppusawa River
- Niwan River
- Yunosawa River
- Chin River
References
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