Kurobe River

Kurobe River (Kurobe-gawa)
黒部川
River
The river as it flows through Kurobe, Toyama. (March 2005)
Name origin: Ainu

Country	Japan
State	Toyama
Region	Chūbu
District	Shimoniikawa
Municipalities	Kurobe, Nyūzen, Toyama


Source	Mount Washiba
- location	Toyama, Toyama, Japan
- elevation	2,924 m (9,593 ft)
- coordinates	36°24′10″N 137°36′18″E / 36.40278°N 137.60500°E / 36.40278; 137.60500
Mouth	Sea of Japan
- location	Kurobe and Nyūzen, Toyama, Japan
- elevation	0 m (0 ft)
- coordinates	36°55′17″N 137°25′28″E / 36.92139°N 137.42444°E / 36.92139; 137.42444Coordinates: 36°55′17″N 137°25′28″E / 36.92139°N 137.42444°E / 36.92139; 137.42444

Length	85 km (53 mi)
Basin	667 km² (258 sq mi)
Discharge
- average	12.18 m³/s (430 cu ft/s)

The Kurobe River (黒部川, Kurobe-gawa) is a river in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. 86 kilometres (53 mi) in length, it has a watershed of 689 km².

The river rises from Mount Washiba in the Hida Mountains and carves the deep valley known as the Kurobe gorge. It comes out of the mountains at Unazuki and forms an alluvial fan which directly sinks into the Sea of Japan.

The Kurobe River's rich flow and steep gradient offer good conditions for hydroelectricity. The Kurobe Dam is the tallest dam in Japan.

The name Kurobe is meaningless in Japanese. It appears to be an Ainu name, kur pet [kuɾᵘbet] 'shady river'.^[1]

References

↑ Vovin, Alexander (2008). "Man'yōshū to Fudoki ni Mirareru Fushigina Kotoba to Jōdai Nihon Retto ni Okeru Ainugo no Bunpu." Kokusai Nihon Bunka Kenkyū Sentā.

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The Kurobe River and Pure Water

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