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Yahagi River
River in Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Yahagi River (矢作川, Yahagi-gawa) is a river that flows from Nagano Prefecture's Mount Ōkawairi, through Gifu Prefecture, and enters Mikawa Bay from Aichi Prefecture in Japan.[1] It is designated an A class river by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT).
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Yahagi River | |
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![]() Yahagi Dam Lake | |
Native name | 矢作川 (Japanese) |
Location | |
Country | Japan |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Mount Ōkawairi |
• elevation | 1,908 m (6,260 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Mikawa Bay |
Length | 117 km (73 mi) |
Basin size | 1,830 km2 (710 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 37.46 m3/s (1,323 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
River system | Yahagi River |
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