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Mogami River
River in Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mogami River (最上川, Mogami-gawa) is a river in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.
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Native name | Mogami-gawa (Japanese) |
Location | |
Country | Japan |
State | Yamagata |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Mount Azuma |
• location | Yonezawa, Yamagata |
• coordinates | 37°45′50″N 140°10′48″E |
• elevation | 1,780 m (5,840 ft) |
Mouth | Sea of Japan |
• location | Sakata, Yamagata |
• coordinates | 38°55′23″N 139°48′36″E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 229 km (142 mi) |
Basin size | 7,040 km2 (2,720 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 392 m3/s (13,800 cu ft/s) |
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