Kushiro River

{{Short description|River in Hokkaidō, Japan}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Kushiro River

| native_name ={{native name|ja-Latn|Kushiro-gawa}}

| name_other = 釧路川

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| image = Kushiro river01.jpg

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| image_caption = Kushiro River

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| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = Japan

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name2 = Hokkaidō

| subdivision_type3 = Region

| subdivision_name3 = Kushiro

| subdivision_type4 = District

| subdivision_name4 = Kamikawa, Kushiro

| subdivision_type5 = Municipalities

| subdivision_name5 = Kushiro, Teshikaga

| length_km = 154

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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|29.28|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}

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| source1 = Lake Kussharo

| source1_location = Teshikaga, Hokkaidō, Japan

| source1_coordinates= {{coord|43|33|35|N|144|20|20|E|display=inline}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|121|m|abbr=on}}

| mouth = Pacific Ocean

| mouth_location = Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|42|58|46|N|144|22|19|E|display=inline,title}}

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| basin_size_km2 = 2510

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{{nihongo|Kushiro River|釧路川|Kushiro-gawa}} is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan. It is {{convert|154|km|mi|sp=us}} in length and has a drainage area of {{convert|2510|km2|sqmi|sp=us}}. The Kushiro originates from Lake Kussharo and flows south across the Kushiro Plain. The river is joined by two tributaries, the Kuchoro River ({{Convert|60.2|km|mi}}) and the Setsuri River ({{Convert|59.8|km|mi}}), before it empties into the Pacific Ocean at the port at Kushiro. The lower reaches of the river form broad wetlands. The Shinkushiro River ({{Convert|13|km|mi}}), which was built roughly parallel to the Kushiro River, was completed in 1931 and flows south to the Pacific Ocean.{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Japan |title=Kushirogawa |url=http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |access-date=2012-06-18 |year=2012 |publisher=Shogakukan |location=Tokyo |oclc=56431036 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |archive-date=2007-08-25 }}{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=Kushiro River |title=釧路川 |url=http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |access-date=2012-06-18 |year=2012 |publisher=Shogakukan |location=Tokyo |language=ja |oclc=56431036 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |archive-date=2007-08-25 }}{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=Nihon Kokugo Daijiten |title=釧路川 |trans-title=Kurhiro River |url=http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |access-date=2012-06-18 |year=2012 |publisher=Shogakukan |location=Tokyo |language=ja |oclc=56431036 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |archive-date=2007-08-25 }}{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei |title=久著呂川 |url=http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |access-date=2012-06-18 |year=2012 |publisher=Shogakukan |location=Tokyo |language=ja |trans-title=Kuchoro River |id=dlc 2009238904 |oclc=173191044 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |archive-date=2007-08-25 }}{{cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei |title=雪裡川 |url=http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |access-date=2012-06-18 |year=2012 |publisher=Shogakukan |location=Tokyo |language=ja |trans-title=Setsuri River |id=dlc 2009238904 |oclc=173191044 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ |archive-date=2007-08-25 }}