Kuma (Japan)
| Kuma | ||
 View of the river |
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| Data | ||
| location | Japan | |
| River system | Kuma | |
| muzzle | in Lake Yatsushiro coordinates: 32 ° 28 ′ 25 " N , 130 ° 33 ′ 55" E 32 ° 28 ′ 25 " N , 130 ° 33 ′ 55" E |
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| Mouth height |
0 m TP
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| length | 115 km | |
| Catchment area | 1880 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
103.98 m³ / s |
| Residents in the catchment area | 70,000 | |
The Kuma ( Japanese 球磨 川 , -gawa ) is a river in the Kumamoto prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan .
description
The Kuma is 115 km long and has a catchment area of 1880 km². Its mean discharge at the mouth is 103.98 m³ / s. Together with the Mogami and the Fuji, it is one of the three fastest rivers in Japan.
The Kuma is a popular sightseeing spot for tourists, annually about 70,000 people make a trip on the river. The Kuma is also fished (mainly in June), and it is used to irrigate nearby rice fields. It flows into the Yatsushiro Sea at Yatsushiro .
Web links
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