Yūbari River

Yūbari River (Yūbari-gawa)
夕張川
River
View from an open train window on the Sekishō Line between Numanosawa Station and Minami-Shimizusawa Station (August 2006)
Country Japan
State Hokkaidō
Source Mount Hachimori
 - location Yūbari, Hokkaidō, Japan
 - elevation 850 m (2,789 ft)
 - coordinates JP 43°11′32″N 142°15′26″E / 43.19222°N 142.25722°E / 43.19222; 142.25722
Mouth Ishikari River
 - location Ebetsu, Hokkaidō, Hokkaidō, Japan
 - elevation 5 m (16 ft)
 - coordinates JP 43°7′17″N 141°35′11″E / 43.12139°N 141.58639°E / 43.12139; 141.58639Coordinates: JP 43°7′17″N 141°35′11″E / 43.12139°N 141.58639°E / 43.12139; 141.58639
Length 136 km (85 mi)
Basin 1,464 km2 (565 sq mi)

Yūbari River (夕張川 Yūbari-gawa) is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan. It is the namesake of Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser Yūbari.


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