Ōta River

Ōta River (太田川, Ōta-gawa) is a 103 kilometer (64 mile) long river in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Its main stream originates in Mt. Kanmuri (冠山, Kanmuri-yama) (1,339m) and empties into the Seto Inland Sea. The river is one of the major rivers in the prefecture and descends through steep topography, with hydroelectric power plants situated along the river.

Ota River
Ōta River Bridge, the southernmost of all the crossings of the Ōta River
Physical characteristics
SourceMt. Kanmuri[1]
 • locationHatsukaichi, Hiroshima
MouthHiroshima Bay, Seto Inland Sea[1]
 • location
Hiroshima
 • coordinates
34°21′39″N 132°24′20″E
Length103 km (64 mi)[1]
Basin size1,710 km2 (660 sq mi)[1]

Ōta River has numerous of tributaries around the upper streams and join with Misasa River in Asakita-ku, Hiroshima. It branches into Kyōbashi River, Tenma River, and Motoyasu River in the delta area of Hiroshima, which was formed by Ōta River. The Aioi Bridge, the aiming point for the Atomic bombing of Hiroshima, is among the numerous bridges that span the river.

Ōta River runs through the municipalities of Hatukaichi, Akiota, Kitahiroshima, Akitakata, Higashihiroshima and Hiroshima. The size of its catchment area is 1,710 km².

See also
  • Sandan-kyō - a ravine located in a tributary river of the Ōta River.[2]

References
  1. "太田川(おおたがわ)とは - コトバンク" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  2. "三段峡(さんだんきょう)とは - コトバンク" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  • Ootagawa - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (in Japanese)


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.