Kiso River

Kiso River
File:Kiso River from Mount Igi 2010-02-28.JPG Kiso River and bridge (Inuyamatoushukourain'oohashi) seen from Mount Igi.
Origin	Mount Hachimori
Mouth	Ise Bay
Basin countries	Japan
Length	229 km (142 mi)
Source elevation	2,446 m (8,025 ft)
Avg. discharge	169 m3/s (6,000 cu ft/s) at mouth
Basin area	5,275 km2 (2,037 sq mi)
River system	Kiso River

The Kiso River (木曽川, Kiso-gawa) is a river in Japan roughly 229 km long, flowing through the prefectures of Nagano, Gifu, Aichi, and Mie before emptying into Ise Bay a short distance away from the city of Nagoya. It is the main river of the Kiso Three Rivers (along with Ibi and Nagara rivers) and forms a major part of the Nōbi Plain. The valley around the upper portion of the river forms the Kiso Valley.

Parts of the Kiso River are sometimes referred to as the Japan Rhine because of its similarities to the Rhine in Europe.

See also

• Japanese cruiser Kiso

References

• Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 48943301

Japan Rhine seen from Sarubami Castle

External links

• Kisogawa River Sand Data — a Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology−JAMSTEC]] website

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