Rumoi River

Rumoi River (Rumoi-gawa)
留萌川
River
Aerial view of the city of Rumoi, with the Rumoi River at right
Country Japan
State Hokkaidō
Region Rumoi
District Rumoi
Source Mount Poroshiri
 - location Rumoi, Hokkaidō, Japan
 - elevation 730.2 m (2,396 ft)
 - coordinates 43°57′46″N 141°50′10″E / 43.96278°N 141.83611°E
Mouth Sea of Japan
 - location Rumoi, Hokkaidō, Japan
 - elevation 0 m (0 ft)
 - coordinates 43°57′22″N 141°38′33″E / 43.95611°N 141.64250°ECoordinates: 43°57′22″N 141°38′33″E / 43.95611°N 141.64250°E
Length 44 km (27 mi)
Basin 270 km2 (104 sq mi)
Discharge
 - average 13.3 m3/s (470 cu ft/s)

Rumoi River (留萌川 Rumoi-gawa) is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan. The Rumoi is 44 kilometres (27 mi) in length. It traces its source to Mount Poroshiri 731 metres (2,398 ft) in the Hidaka Mountain range, and flows across Rumoi Subprefecture in the west of Hokkaidō and empties into the Sea of Japan. The mouth of the Rumoi River is in the city of Rumoi.[1]

References

  1. "留萌川". Dijitaru Daijisen (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Retrieved 2012-08-10.