Tenryū (river)
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| location | Japan | |
| River system | Tenryu | |
| source | Outflow of Lake Suwa 36 ° 3 ′ 12 ″ N , 138 ° 3 ′ 10 ″ E |
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| muzzle | near Iwata in the Philippine Sea ( Pacific Ocean ) Coordinates: 34 ° 38 '55 " N , 137 ° 47' 37" E 34 ° 38 '55 " N , 137 ° 47' 37" E |
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| Mouth height |
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| length | 213 km | |
| Catchment area | 5090 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
135 m³ / s |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Sakuma dam | |
The Tenryū ( Japanese 天 竜 川 , -gawa , dt. "River of the sky dragon ") is a river on the Japanese main island of Honshū . With a length of 213 km it is the ninth longest river in Japan . It carries an average of 135 m³ / s of water and covers a total area of 5090 km².
The source of the Tenryū is Lake Suwa in Nagano Prefecture . On its way to the Pacific Ocean, it flows through the prefecture of its source and the prefectures of Aichi and Shizuoka .
geography
In the area of the city of Okaya, the Tenryū has its source as the only outflow from Lake Suwa. From the district town of Tatsuno in the district of Kamiina it flows through the Ina Basin , for the formation of which it is responsible from a geomorphological point of view. After flowing through part of Aichi Prefecture, it flows further through Shizuoka Prefecture and flows into the Pacific Ocean on the border of the cities of Hamamatsu and Iwata . Due to the unpredictability of the Tenryū, the banks are protected with dikes. The Tenryū has also been called the “angry river” ( abare-gawa ) since ancient times .
Course of the river
The Tenryū flows through the following places:
- Nagano Prefecture
- Aichi prefecture
- Shizuoka Prefecture
