Yūbetsu River

For other uses, see Yūbetsu.

The Yūbetsu River (湧別川, Yūbetsu-gawa) is a river in Hokkaido, Japan.

Yūbetsu River 湧別川
Native name	Yūbetsu-gawa (Japanese)
Location
Country	Japan
State	Hokkaido
Region	Okhotsk
District	Monbetsu
Municipalities	Engaru, Kamiyūbetsu, Yūbetsu
Physical characteristics
Source	Mount Tengu (Ishikari)
• location	Engaru, Hokkaido, Japan
• coordinates	43°49′2″N 143°3′38″E
• elevation	1,553 m (5,095 ft)
Mouth	Sea of Okhotsk
• location	Yūbetsu, Hokkaido, Japan
• coordinates	44°13′56″N 143°37′16″E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	87 km (54 mi)
Basin size	1,480 km2 (570 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	33.56 m3/s (1,185 cu ft/s)

As of 2005, some 34,000 people live in its watershed of 1,480 square kilometres (570 sq mi).^[1]

Course

The Yūbetsu River rises in the Kitami Mountains on the slopes of Mount Tengu.^[1] The river travels some 87 kilometres (54 mi) to the Sea of Okhotsk.^[1]