Kuzuryū River

Kuzuryū River
九頭竜川

Mouth of the Kuzuryū River
Origin Aburasaka Pass Ōno, Fukui
Mouth Sea of Japan
Basin countries Japan
Length 116 km (72 mi)
Source elevation 717 m (2,352 ft)
Mouth elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Avg. discharge 86.4 m3/s (3,050 cu ft/s) at mouth
Basin area 2,930 km2 (1,130 sq mi)

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.

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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

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(confluence with Ibi River)