Tenryū River
River in central Honshū, Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Tenryū River (天竜川, Tenryū-gawa) is a river in central Honshū, Japan. With a length of 213 km (132 mi), it is Japan's ninth longest river.
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Quick Facts Tenryū River 天竜川, Physical characteristics ...
Tenryū River 天竜川 | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Lake Suwa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan |
• elevation | 759 m (2,490 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Philippine Sea |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 213 km (132 mi) |
Basin size | 5,050 km2 (1,950 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 135 m3/s (4,800 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
River system | Tenryū River |
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Its source is Lake Suwa in the Kiso Mountains near Okaya in Nagano Prefecture. It then flows through Aichi Prefecture and western Shizuoka Prefecture.