Nishiki River
| Nishiki River | |
|---|---|
 Seen from Kintai Bridge | |
| Native name | 錦川 |
| Basin | |
| Main source | Shūnan, Yamaguchi, Japan |
| River mouth | Seto Inland Sea |
| Basin size | 885 km2 (342 sq mi) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 110 km (68 mi) |
The Nishiki River (錦川 Nishiki-gawa) is a 110 km long river, the longest in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The Nishiki is the main river in a larger system measuring 331.8 km in total. The government of Japan classifies it as a second-class river system. The Nishiki River system drains an area of 884.2 km².
The Nishiki River has its source in the city of Shūnan. At its mouth in the part of the city of Iwakuni that was formerly the separate town of Nishiki, it drains into the Inland Sea.
Dams on the Nishiki include the Kōdō and the Sugano.
Sources
This article incorporates material from the article 錦川 (Nishiki-gawa) in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved on December 11, 2008.
External links
- 山口県/河川課/河川情報等・錦川激特だより (Prefectural government's department of rivers site with information about the Nishiki River)
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