Shōnai River

Coordinates: 35°01′56″N 136°50′34″E / 35.032218°N 136.842667°E / 35.032218; 136.842667
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Shōnai River
庄内川
The Scene Johoku and Shōnai River bridge
Location
CountryJapan
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMount Yūdachi
 • elevation727 m (2,385 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Ise Bay
Length96 km (60 mi)
Basin size1,010 km2 (390 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average28.21 m3/s (996 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River systemShōnai River

The Shōnai River (庄内川, Shōnai-gawa) is a Class 1 river flowing through Gifu and Aichi prefectures in Japan. In Gifu Prefecture, it is also referred to as the Toki River (土岐川 Toki-gawa); around the city of Kasugai in Aichi Prefecture, it is referred to as the Tamano River (玉野川 Tamano-gawa). Fujimae-higata (designated sites as List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance) exists in the River mouth.

Geography[edit]

The river originates at Mount Yūdachi in Ena, Gifu Prefecture.[1] After flowing through the Tamano Valley in Aichi Prefecture, it enters the Nōbi Plain, before emptying into Ise Bay through Nagoya's Minato-ku.

River communities[edit]

The river passes through or forms the boundary of the communities listed below.

Gifu Prefecture
Ena, Mizunami, Toki, Tajimi
Aichi Prefecture
Seto, Kasugai, Nagoya, Kiyosu, Jimokuji, Ōharu

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rivers of the Shonai River system". www.city.nagoya.jp. Retrieved 2024-02-03. Note: machine-generated translation

External links[edit]

35°01′56″N 136°50′34″E / 35.032218°N 136.842667°E / 35.032218; 136.842667 (mouth)