Shinano River
longest river of Japan
The Shinano River (Japanese: 信濃川) is the longest river in Japan that flows through Niigata and Nagano prefectures.
| Shinano River 信濃川 | |
|---|---|
 The Shinano River in Niigata just before it flows into the Sea of Japan | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Prefectures | Nagano, Niigata |
| Cities | Niigata, Nagaoka, Nagano, Matsumoto |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Kobushi |
| - location | Japanese Alps, Nagano Prefecture |
| - coordinates | 35°54′47″N 138°43′10″E / 35.913°N 138.7194°E |
| - elevation | 2,475 m (8,120 ft) |
| Mouth | Sea of Japan |
| - location | Niigata Prefecture |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 367 km (228 mi) |
| Basin size | 11,900 km2 (4,600 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| - location | Ojiya |
| - average | 503 m3/s (17,800 cu ft/s) |
| - minimum | 91 m3/s (3,200 cu ft/s) |
| - maximum | 3,776 m3/s (133,300 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Urano River, Sai River (Nagano) |
| - right | Yu River (Nagano), Hoshina River, Ayu River, Yagisawa River, Matsu River, Uono River |
