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Shōnai River

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River mouth
  
Ise Bay

Basin size
  
1,010 km (390 sq mi)

Length
  
96 km

Mouth
  
Ise Bay

River system
  
Shōnai River

Discharge
  
28.21 m³/s

Basin area
  
1,010 km²

Country
  
Japan

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Main source
  
Mount Yūdachi 727 m (2,385 ft)

Bridges
  
Biwajima Bridge, Kanori Bridge

The Shōnai River (庄内川, Shōnai-gawa) is a Class 1 river flowing through Gifu and Aichi prefectures in Japan. In Gifu Prefecture, it is also referred to as the Toki River (土岐川 Toki-gawa); around the city of Kasugai in Aichi Prefecture, it is referred to as the Tamano River (玉野川 Tamano-gawa). Fujimae-higata (designated sites as List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance) exists in the River mouth.

Contents

Map of Shonai River, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Geography

The river originates at Mount Yūdachi in Ena, Gifu Prefecture. After flowing through the Tamano Valley in Aichi Prefecture, it enters the Nōbi Plain, before emptying into Ise Bay through Nagoya's Minato-ku.

River communities

The river passes through or forms the boundary of the communities listed below.

Gifu Prefecture
Ena, Mizunami, Toki, Tajimi
Aichi Prefecture
Seto, Kasugai, Nagoya, Kiyosu, Jimokuji, Ōharu

References

Shōnai River Wikipedia