Shōnai River
{{Short description|River in Chūbū, Japan}}
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{{other uses|Shōnai (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Shōnai River
庄内川
| image = The Scene Johoku and Shōnai River bridge.JPG
| image_size = 250px
| image_caption = The Scene Johoku and Shōnai River bridge
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 8
| source1_location = Mount Yūdachi
| mouth_location = Ise Bay
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = Japan
| length = {{convert|96|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|727|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| mouth_elevation =
| discharge1_avg = {{convert|28.21|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
| basin_size = {{convert|1010|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}
| river_system = Shōnai River
| extra =
}}
The {{nihongo|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.
Geography
The river originates at Mount Yūdachi in Ena, Gifu Prefecture.{{Cite web |title=Rivers of the Shonai River system |url=https://www.city.nagoya.jp/ryokuseidoboku/page/0000022256.html?hl=en |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=www.city.nagoya.jp}} Note: machine-generated translation 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
References
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External links
{{commons category|Shōnai River}}
- [http://www.cbr.mlit.go.jp/shonai/ Shōnai River Office (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport)] {{in lang|ja}}
{{coord|35.032218|136.842667|format=dms|display=title|type:river_region:JP_scale:100000}} (mouth)
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{{Aichi-geo-stub}}
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{{Rivers of Japan}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shonai River}}
Category:Rivers of Aichi Prefecture