Naka River Nakagawa | |
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Naka River at Mito, Ibaraki (January 2007) | |
Native name | 那珂川 (Japanese) |
Location | |
Country | Japan |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Mount Nasu, border of Fukushima and Tochigi Prefectures |
Mouth | |
• location | Pacific Ocean at Ibaraki Prefecture |
• coordinates | 36°20′09″N 140°35′42″E / 36.335954°N 140.594972°E / 36.335954; 140.594972 |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Length | 150 km (93 mi) |
Basin size | 3,270 km (1,260 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 96.1 m/s (3,390 cu ft/s) |
The Naka River (那珂川, Naka-gawa) is a river in eastern Honshu, Japan. It flows through the prefectures of Tochigi and Ibaraki and empties to the Pacific Ocean. More than 50 species of fish live in the river, including dace, chum salmon, ayu, and herring. The Japanese government categorizes it as a Class 1 river. With a length of 150 kilometres (93 mi), the Naka drains an area of 3,270 square kilometres (1,260 sq mi), including parts of neighboring Fukushima Prefecture. Its source is at Nasu-dake in Nikkō National Park.
Naming
References
- ^ 那珂川 [Naka River] (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ウグイとともに春が来る~栃木・那珂川 [Spring Comes with the Arrival of Dace: Tochigi - Naka River]. にっぽん 川紀行 (in Japanese). 7 April 1998. NHK. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
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