Itoshiro River

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Ishitoro River 石徹白川
Origin	Mount Chōshi
Mouth	Kuzuryū River
Basin countries	Japan

The Ishitoro River (石徹白川, Ishitoro-gawa^?) is a river through Gifu and Fukui prefectures in Japan.

[edit] Geography

The Ishitoro River flows from Mount Chōshi (銚子ヶ峰 Chōshigamine) on the borders of Gujō and Takayama in Gifu Prefecture and flows south before emptying into the Kuzuryū River near Ōno in Fukui Prefecture.

There are two majors damns along the river, both in Ōno: the Ishitoro Dam (石徹白ダム Ishitoro Damu) and the Yanbara Dam (山原ダム Yanbara Damu).

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