Shinano River
Appearance
Shinano River | |
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![]() The Shinano River in Niigata just before it flows into the Sea of Japan | |
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Location | |
Country | Japan |
Prefectures | Nagano, Niigata |
Cities | Niigata, Nagaoka, Nagano, Matsumoto |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Mount Kobushi |
- location | Japanese Alps, Nagano Prefecture |
- coordinates | 35°54′47″N 138°43′10″E / 35.913°N 138.7194°E |
- elevation | 2,475 m (8,120 ft) |
Mouth | Sea of Japan |
- location | Niigata Prefecture |
- elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 367 km (228 mi) |
Basin size | 11,900 km2 (4,600 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
- location | Ojiya |
- average | 503 m3/s (17,800 cu ft/s) |
- minimum | 91 m3/s (3,200 cu ft/s) |
- maximum | 3,776 m3/s (133,300 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
- left | Urano River, Sai River (Nagano) |
- right | Yu River (Nagano), Hoshina River, Ayu River, Yagisawa River, Matsu River, Uono River |
The Shinano River (Japanese: