Coordinates: 43°57′22″N 141°38′33″E / 43.95611°N 141.64250°E / 43.95611; 141.64250

Rumoi River

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Rumoi River
留萌川
File:Rumoi city from the sky.jpg
Aerial view of the city of Rumoi, with the Rumoi River at right
Native nameRumoi-gawa (Japanese)
Location
CountryJapan
StateHokkaidō
RegionRumoi
DistrictRumoi
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Poroshiri
 • locationRumoi, Hokkaidō, Japan
 • coordinates43°57′46″N 141°50′10″E / 43.96278°N 141.83611°E / 43.96278; 141.83611
 • elevation730.2 m (2,396 ft)
MouthSea of Japan
 • location
Rumoi, Hokkaidō, Japan
 • coordinates
43°57′22″N 141°38′33″E / 43.95611°N 141.64250°E / 43.95611; 141.64250
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length44 km (27 mi)
Basin size270 km2 (100 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average13.3 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 日本語). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-10.