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Kuzuryū River
Mouth of the Kuzuryū River
Native name九頭竜川 (Japanese)
Location
CountryJapan
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationAburasaka Pass Ōno, Fukui
 • elevation717 m (2,352 ft)
Mouth 
 • locationSea of Japan
 • elevation0 m (0 ft)
Length116 km (72 mi)
Basin size2,930 km (1,130 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average86.4 m/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

  1. ^ Pitelka, Morgan (2022-04-07). Reading Medieval Ruins: Urban Life and Destruction in Sixteenth-Century Japan. Cambridge University Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-316-51306-4.

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