Takahara River
Takahara River | |
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Native name | 高原川 (Japanese) |
Location | |
Country | Japan |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Mount Norikura |
• elevation | 2,751 m (9,026 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Jinzū River |
Length | 59.4 km (36.9 mi) |
Basin size | 781.6 km2 (301.8 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 120 m3/s (4,200 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
River system | Jinzū River |
The Takahara River (高原川, Takahara-gawa) has its source at Mount Norikura in the northern part of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and flows into Toyama Prefecture, where it joins with the Jinzū River. It is a Class 1 River.
The river was polluted with cadmium due to mining at the Kamioka mines (神岡鉱山 Kamioka Kōzan) and caused the itai-itai disease outbreak in downstream towns that began shortly before World War II.
River Communities
The river passes through or forms the boundary of the following communities:
- Gifu Prefecture
- Takayama, Hida
- Toyama Prefecture
- Toyama
References
External links
36°27′42″N 137°14′53″E / 36.461718°N 137.248153°E / 36.461718; 137.248153 (mouth)
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