Fuefuki River
The Fuefuki River (笛吹川, Fuefuki-gawa) is a river located in the Yamanashi Prefecture of Japan. It is a tributary of the Fuji River.
Fuefuki River | |
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Native name | 笛吹川 |
Location | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Chūbu |
Cities and towns | Yamanashi, Fuefuki, Kōfu, Chūō, Ichikawamisato |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Mount Kobushi |
• location | Yamanashi |
• coordinates | 35°54′33″N 138°43′44″E |
• elevation | 2,475 m (8,120 ft) |
Mouth | Fuji River |
• location | Ichikawamisato |
• coordinates | 35°32′56″N 138°28′22″E |
• elevation | 235 m (771 ft) |
Length | 56 km (35 mi) |
Basin size | 1,040 km2 (400 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
River system | Fuji river basin |
Geography
The Fuefuki River has its source the neighboring mountains of Mount Kobushi on the southern slope of Mount Kobushi in the north of Yamanashi, on Honshu, in Japan.[1][2] Its course takes a southeast direction to the Hirose dam then south, in the east of Yamanashi. Leaving Yamanashi, it successively crosses the northwest of Fuefuki to which it gives its name,[3] south of Kōfu, central Chūō and the northwest of the town of Ichikawamisato. Near the boundary between Ichikawamisato and Fujikawa, the Fuefuki and Kamanashi rivers[1] converge and form the Fuji River.[4][5]
The watershed of the Fuefuki River covers an area of 1,040 km2 (400 sq mi) in the northwest of Yamanashi prefecture.[2]
References
- "富士川の今". www.ktr.mlit.go.jp (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- Asahi Shimbun, ed. (August 2018). "笛吹川". Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- Mairie de Fuefuki, ed. (8 August 2018). "市のプロフィール". 山梨県 笛吹市:市政 市のプロフィール (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (ed.). "GSI Maps". www.gsi.go.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- Asahi Shimbun, ed. (August 2018). "釜無川". Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 August 2018.