| Mitsuishi River 三石川  | |
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| Native name | Mitsuishi-gawa (Japanese) | 
| Location | |
| Country | Japan | 
| State | Hokkaido | 
| Region | Hidaka | 
| District | Hidaka | 
| Municipality | Shinhidaka | 
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Setaushi, Hidaka Mountains | 
| • location | Shinhidaka, Hokkaido, Japan | 
| • coordinates | 42°25′17″N 142°41′30″E / 42.42139°N 142.69167°E | 
| • elevation | 280 m (920 ft) | 
| Mouth | Pacific Ocean | 
 • location  | Shinhidaka, Hokkaido, Japan | 
 • coordinates  | 42°14′40″N 142°34′11″E / 42.24444°N 142.56972°E | 
 • elevation  | 0 m (0 ft) | 
| Length | 31.6 km (19.6 mi) | 
| Basin size | 159.4 km2 (61.5 sq mi) | 
Mitsuishi River (三石川, Mitsuishi-gawa) is a river in Hokkaido, Japan. It is 31.6 kilometers (19.6 mi) in length and has a drainage area of 159.4 square kilometers (61.5 sq mi).[1]
Course
The Mitsuishi River originates at Mount Setaushi (859 kilometers (534 mi))[1] in the Hidaka Mountains and flows roughly south to southwest. The river flows into a reservoir at the Mitsuishi Dam. The Mitsuishi Dam was completed on the river in 1992 to prevent the flow of earth and sand from the Pirashike area (ピラシケ地区, Pirashike-chiku), which is prone to landslides.[1] It then continues until it reaches the Pacific Ocean at Mitsuishi in Shinhidaka, Hokkaido.[2]
Tributaries
- Pishunbebō River (ピシュンベボウ川, Pishunbebō-gawa) (left)
 - Rubetsube River (ルベシベ川, Rubetsube-gawa) (right)
 - Bebō River (left)
 - Nobushitsu River (延出川, Nobushitsu-gawa) (left)
 - Utsuma River (ウツマ川, Utsuma-gawa) (right)
 - Futamata River (二股川, Futamata-gawa) (left)
 - Pirashuke River (ピラシュケ川, Pirashuke-gawa) (left)
 - Migikyūgō River (右九号川, Migikyūgō-gawa) or Ninth River on the Right (right)
 
References
- 1 2 3 "Mitsuishi-gawa". Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei (日本歴史地名大系 (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
 - ↑ 地図閲覧サービス 2万5千分1 (in Japanese). Geographical Survey Institute. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
 
External links
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