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Kuzuryū River

Coordinates: 36°13′09″N 136°08′04″E / 36.219227°N 136.134472°E / 36.219227; 136.134472
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Kuzuryū River
Mouth of the Kuzuryū River
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Native name九頭竜川 Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help)
Location
CountryJapan
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationAburasaka Pass Ōno, Fukui
 • elevation717 m (2,352 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Sea of Japan
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length116 km (72 mi)
Basin size2,930 km2 (1,130 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average86.4 m3/s (3,050 cu ft/s)
The Kuzuryū River flowing beneath Katsuyama Bridge in Fukui

The Kuzuryū River (九頭竜川, Kuzuryū-gawa) is a river flowing through Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It has its source at the Aburasaka Pass (油坂峠 Aburasaka-tōge) in the city of Ōno and empties into the Sea of Japan near the city of Sakai.

River system

Some of the main rivers that flow into the Kuzuryū River include: the Itoshiro River, the Hino River, the Asuwa River and the Takeda River

River communities

The river passes through or forms the boundary of the communities listed below.

Fukui Prefecture
Ōno, Katsuyama, Eiheiji, Fukui, Sakai

References