Fuefuki River

Fuefuki River
Fuefuki River in Fuefuki, Japan
Native name笛吹川 (Japanese)
Location
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu
Cities and townsKoshu,Yamanashi , Fuefuki, Kōfu, Chūō, Ichikawamisato
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Kobushi
 • locationYamanashi
 • coordinates35°54′33″N 138°43′44″E / 35.90917°N 138.72889°E / 35.90917; 138.72889
 • elevation2,475 m (8,120 ft)
MouthFuji River
 • location
Ichikawamisato
 • coordinates
35°32′56″N 138°28′22″E / 35.54889°N 138.47278°E / 35.54889; 138.47278
 • elevation
235 m (771 ft)
Length56 km (35 mi)
Basin size1,040 km2 (400 sq mi)
Basin features
River systemFuji river basin

The Fuefuki River (笛吹川, Fuefuki-gawa) is a river located in the Yamanashi Prefecture of Japan. It is a tributary of the Fuji River.

Geography[edit]

The Fuefuki River has its source the neighboring mountains of Mount Kobushi on the southern slope of Mount Kobushi in the north of Yamanashi, on Honshu, in Japan.[1][2] Its course takes a southeast direction to the Hirose dam then south, in the east of Yamanashi. Leaving Yamanashi, it successively crosses the northwest of Fuefuki to which it gives its name,[3] south of Kōfu, central Chūō and the northwest of the town of Ichikawamisato. Near the boundary between Ichikawamisato and Fujikawa, the Fuefuki and Kamanashi rivers[1] converge and form the Fuji River.[4][5]

The watershed of the Fuefuki River covers an area of 1,040 km2 (400 sq mi) in the northwest of Yamanashi prefecture.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "富士川の今". www.ktr.mlit.go.jp (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b Asahi Shimbun, ed. (August 2018). "笛吹川". Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  3. ^ Mairie de Fuefuki, ed. (8 August 2018). "市のプロフィール". 山梨県 笛吹市:市政 市のプロフィール (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  4. ^ Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (ed.). "GSI Maps". www.gsi.go.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  5. ^ Asahi Shimbun, ed. (August 2018). "釜無川". Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 August 2018.